Storyline
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Principal Cast
Paul Newman
Lew Harper
Joanne Woodward
Iris
Anthony Franciosa
Broussard
Murray Hamilton
Kilbourne
Gail Strickland
Mavis
Melanie Griffith
Schuyler
Linda Haynes
Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel
Franks
Media Information
DirectorStuart Rosenberg
StatusReleased
Runtime109 min
Genres
ThrillerMystery
Release Date1975-07-18
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Production
First Artists
Warner Bros. Pictures
Coleytown
The Turman-Foster Company
David Foster Productions