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Point Blank

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A ruthless crook, Walker (Lee Marvin), is betrayed by his partner, Mal Reese (John Vernon), who leaves him for dead on Alcatraz Island. Having survived, Walker returns years later to get revenge. He gets his first lead when a mysterious man (Keenan Wynn) tells him that Reese is now part of a vast criminal organization and dating Walker's wife's sister, Chris (Angie Dickinson). But after contacting Chris, Walker discovers that in truth she loathes Reese and is willing to help him get justice.
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Shot with hard-hitting inventiveness and performed with pitiless cool by Lee Marvin, Point Blank is a revenge thriller that exemplifies that exemplifies the genre's strengths with extreme prejudice.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 03/29/2013
4/5
An almost experimental discourse on crime, punishment and revenge brilliantly shot by Philip H. Lathrop. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 03/28/2013
4/5
An intriguing, disorientating 60s artefact. Go to Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies 03/28/2013
5/5
A movie to saviour again and again on the biggest screen you can get to. Go to Full Review Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap Sep 29
4/5
John Boorman's first American film was this tight crime thriller, spare to the bone in storytelling but highly stylized in the way it was shot, following a crook out for revenge. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 04/06/2024
... a surreal, abstracted crime drama, splintered with short, sharp shards of memory and driven by an unstoppable sentinel who may be more than flesh and blood. Go to Full Review Ian Thomas Malone ianthomasmalone.com 11/19/2021
Walker isn't particularly likable, but his frantic grasps at purpose are far more meaningful than your typical revenge fare. A definitive entry in the genre. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Senor P @NosferatuZodd Nov 29 Lee's performance is mythic and magnificent, and hats off to Mr. Boorman for directing this masterpiece. See more Richard B @RT30887416 Nov 21 The sound was awful and the cinematography jumpy, but Lee Marvin and Angie Dickenson delivered some decent performances. Gratuitous violence galore seemed to be the main point, which took too long to get to. Interiors were bizarre. I eventually turned it off in frustration. See more tucker s @tucker83014 Sep 21 Absolutely brilliant film. Decades ahead of it's time. See more William T @RT03940078 Sep 17 Tries to be to be symbolic and provoke interperation but turned out to be just confusing and boring, turned it off after 15 minutes See more Kyle M @RT77296778 Aug 26 An influential cult classic in recognizable form we see in few action flicks today, except there’s a sense of nuanced style driving the plot more ambiguously fitting to possibly lean on more than just a vengeance story, with Lee Marvin’s performatively solidifying attribution. (B+) See more Laurie S @Karlwinters Jun 9 I wish Boorman had the guts to really complete the movie satisfactorily. See more Read all reviews
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John Boorman

Director

Lee Marvin

Walker

Angie Dickinson

Chris

Keenan Wynn

Yost

Carroll O'Connor

Brewster

Lloyd Bochner

Frederick Carter

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Synopsis A ruthless crook, Walker (Lee Marvin), is betrayed by his partner, Mal Reese (John Vernon), who leaves him for dead on Alcatraz Island. Having survived, Walker returns years later to get revenge. He gets his first lead when a mysterious man (Keenan Wynn) tells him that Reese is now part of a vast criminal organization and dating Walker's wife's sister, Chris (Angie Dickinson). But after contacting Chris, Walker discovers that in truth she loathes Reese and is willing to help him get justice.
Director
John Boorman
Producer
Judd Bernard, Robert Chartoff
Screenwriter
Alexander Jacobs, David Newhouse, Rafe Newhouse
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Winkler Films
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 32m
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