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The Last Run

The Last Run

Crime · Thriller · Drama · 1971

A former mob getaway driver from Chicago has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job - to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France.

Movie details

The Last Run

“In the tradition of Hemingway and Bogart.”

1971 Crime · Thriller · Drama 1h 35m

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6.6 / 10

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A former mob getaway driver from Chicago has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job - to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Richard Fleischer

Written by

Alan Sharp

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

Harry Garmes

Tony Musante

Tony Musante

Paul Rickard

Trish Van Devere

Trish Van Devere

Claudie Scherrer

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

Monique

Aldo Sambrell

Aldo Sambrell

Miguel (as Aldo Sanbrell)

A

Antonio Tarruella

Motorcycle Policeman

Robert Coleby

Robert Coleby

Hitch Hiker

Court is in session

Put The Last Run on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.