Charley Varrick | Universal Pictures | PG | 111 min | English
Walter Matthau won Best Actor at the British Academy Awards in 1973 for his role as Charley Varrick. This film was shot on location in New Mexico, USA.
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Charley Varrick (1973)
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Charley Varrick
Director Don Siegel convinced Walter to take the part by challenging him to ping-pong. If Walter won, he'd get full salary without doing the film. Siegel was a championship-caliber player and won 21-2.
Charley Varrick
Walter Matthau, hanging out in front of the bank, a key location in the shoot.
Charley Varrick
Transformed into the title character, a classic anti-hero being chased by the law after masterminding the robbery of a small-town bank.
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick is a lawbreaker, but he is kinder and gentler than the gangland thug who is out to kill him.
Charley Varrick
Walter was in the midst of playing a series of dramatic roles as a follow-up to a previous run of comedies.
Charley Varrick
Walter attributed the film's success to the fact that Siegal was directing it, and he knew what to do with the camera.
Joe Don Baker
Baker is Molly, a courteous but sadistic heavy from the deep South.
Charlie Matthau
Walter's son Charlie plays 'Boy'.
