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.
Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton, Gail Strickland, Melanie Griffith
Crew: Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Screenplay), Ross Macdonald (Novel), Tracy Keenan Wynn (Screenplay), Walter Hill (Screenplay), Stuart Rosenberg (Director), Donald Brooks (Wardrobe Designer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: First Artists, Coleytown, The Turman-Foster Company, David Foster Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime: 109 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 18, 1975
IMDb: 4.7
