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1973

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Charley Varrick and his friends rob a small town bank. Expecting a small sum to divide amongst themselves, they are surprised to discover a very large amount of money. Quickly figuring out that the money belongs to the MOB, they must now come up with a plan to throw the MOB off their trail. Read more

Starring	Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson
Director	Don Siegel
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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Charley Varrick

Starring	Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson, Sheree North, Norman Fell, Benson Fong, Woodrow Parfrey, William Schallert, Jacqueline Scott, Marjorie Bennett, Rudy Diaz, Colby Chester
Director	Don Siegel
Studio	FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 46 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1973 To Rent: DVD: 27 Oct 2008

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- Marvellous, toughly eccentric thriller which confirmed that Siegel had more responses to '70s paranoia than a mere... read more on Time Out
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  My daddy was a bank robber...
  
  No good guys, no hero, no improving message, just Don Siegel following up Dirty Harry with another cracking, noirish action film. Things go downhill pretty ... read more »
  
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  Here's a movie where the only thing that dates are the clothes. It's got a great script, it's tightly filmed and beautifully paced and played. Not ... read more »
  
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  Molly get your gun
  
  A really enjoyable film, from start to finish. I recall reading somewhere that it is on this film that the Coens' 'No country for old men' is ... read more »
  
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  Why isn't this film better known?!
  
  Charley Varrick isn't the most well known of 70s crime thrillers but it's high time it had a critical reappraisal. For the performances, direction and ... read more »
  
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  Charley Varrick and his friends rob a small town bank. Expecting a small sum to divide amongst themselves, they are surprised to discover a very large amount of money. Quickly figuring out that the money belongs to the MOB, they must now come up with a plan to throw the MOB off their trail....