Harper (film)

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Harper is a 1966 American neo-noir mystery film starring Paul Newman as a wisecracking private detective in a stylish, character-driven investigation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
mystery film
neo-noir film
adaptedCharacter Lew Archer NERFINISHED
alternateTitle The Moving Target (working title) NERFINISHED
award Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay nomination NERFINISHED
basedOn The Moving Target NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Ross Macdonald NERFINISHED
characterNameOfPaulNewman Lew Harper NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Conrad L. Hall NERFINISHED
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Jack Smight NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
distributorRegion North America
editedBy Stefan Arnsten NERFINISHED
era 1960s American cinema
filmFormat 35 mm
filmSeries Lew Harper film series
followedBy The Drowning Pool (film) NERFINISHED
genre crime
mystery
neo-noir
hasFilmRating United States: Approved (MPAA, original release)
leadActor Paul Newman NERFINISHED
mainCharacterOccupation private detective
musicBy Johnny Mandel NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus private detective investigation
notableFor character-driven investigation
originalLanguage English
producer Elliott Kastner NERFINISHED
productionCompany Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1966-02-23
releaseYear 1966
runtimeMinutes 121
screenplayStyle wisecracking dialogue
screenwriter William Goldman NERFINISHED
screenwriterAwardNomination Edgar Award for William Goldman
setIn California NERFINISHED
Los Angeles
stars Arthur Hill NERFINISHED
Janet Leigh NERFINISHED
Julie Harris NERFINISHED
Lauren Bacall NERFINISHED
Pamela Tiffin NERFINISHED
Paul Newman NERFINISHED
Robert Wagner NERFINISHED
Shelley Winters NERFINISHED

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The Drowning Pool follows Harper (film)
Betty notableWork Harper (film)
subject surface form: Betty Joan Perske
this entity surface form: Harper (1966 film)
Elliott Kastner produced Harper (film)
this entity surface form: Harper (1966 film)
The Drowning Pool sequelTo Harper (film)
this entity surface form: Harper (1966 film)