Harper (1966)

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Harper takes a case - and the payoff is murder.

Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.

• Released: 1966-02-22
• Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 1m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 202 votes

Directed by Jack Smight.

Top cast

• Paul Newman as Lew Harper
• Lauren Bacall as Elaine Sampson
• Julie Harris as Betty Fraley
• Arthur Hill as Albert Graves
• Janet Leigh as Susan Harper
• Pamela Tiffin as Miranda Sampson
• Robert Wagner as Allan Taggert
• Robert Webber as Dwight Troy
• Shelley Winters as Fay Estabrook
• Harold Gould as Sheriff Spanner

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Harper

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube

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