Rent Point Blank (1967)
3.7 of 5 from 171 ratings
1h 32min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- They double-crossed Walker, took his $93,000 cut of the heist and left him for dead, but they didn't finish the job. Big mistake. He - someday, somehow - is going to finish them. Lee Marvin is in full antihero mode as remorseless Walker, talking the talk and walking the walk in John Boorman's (Deliverance) edgy neo-noir classic filled with imaginative New Wave style, blunt dialogue and Walker's relentless quest that, one by one, smashes into the corporate pecking order of a crime group called the Organisation. Angie Dickinson plays the accomplice who uses her seductive wiles to ensnare one of Walker's prey.
- Actors:
- Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Strong, John Vernon, Sharon Acker, James Sikking, Sandra Warner, Roberta Haynes, Kathleen Freeman, Victor Creatore, Lawrence Hauben, Susan Holloway, Sid Haig, Michael Bell, Priscilla Boyd, John McMurtry, Ron Walters
- Directors:
- John Boorman
- Producers:
- Irwin Winkler, Judd Bernard, Robert Chartoff
- Writers:
- Alexander Jacobs, David Newhouse, Rafe Newhouse, Donald E. Westlake
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Classics, Thrillers
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/09/2017
- Run Time:
- 92 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, German Dolby Digital 1.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, English Hard of Hearing, French, German Hard of Hearing, Latin American Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary by Director John Boorman and Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh
- Vintage Featurettes 'The Rock Part 1' and 'The Rock Part 2'
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (3) of Point Blank
A Vey Stylish Film About Death - Point Blank review by Cato
A kind of metaphysical thriller about a man (Lee Marvin) who tries to get some money back from some crooked characters who obviously don't want to give it back. Guns and fights are very much to the fore, and Marvin gives a very good performance of the man obsessed with his revengeful quest. At the time of it's release (1967) it must have seemed a fantastic film, but of course it has spawned a large collection of films that have tried to copy it in one way or another. It's a top class gangster film, very well directed by John Boorman with some brilliant cinematography from Philip H Lathrop.
4 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
A top action thriller! - Point Blank review by IanF
Nobody tops Lee Marvin in an action film, and this is arguably his best ever. The plot and script are also top notch. For a 60s film, this has worn extremely well.
I urge you to see it!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Outstanding Thriller - Point Blank review by GI
This is one of the greatest American crime thrillers of the 1960s and it holds up very well indeed. Tough, violent and tense with a superb plot and an intriguing use of timelines, flashbacks and editing it makes for several different readings of the narrative. Essentially it's a story of revenge. The great Lee Marvin plays Walker who is double crossed by his friend and partner Mal (John Vernon) and his wife Lynne (Shirley Acker) during their robbery of mob money. Mal leaves Walker for dead but a year later Walker suddenly reappears seeking revenge and wanting his share of the money. Mal is now part of an organised crime group led by three men. Assisted by Lynne's sister, Chris (Angie Dickinson) Walker goes on the rampage causing massive disruption and chaos along the way. This is a film that takes the basic American thriller and gives it an arthouse structure and European style of narrative. It's a film that has a rich text which continues to deliver even after multiple viewings. A riveting, hugely stylish film and ahead of its time it's a modern masterpiece and it identified director John Boorman as a major talent. This is one of my all time Top 10 films and I hugely recommend it if you've never seen it.
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