Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller "Charley Varrick," made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely successful "Dirty Harry," stars Walter Matthau in what is probably the actor’s finest dramatic role, airshow pilot turned crop duster turned bank robber turned mob target Charley Varrick. This feature-length documentary takes the viewer back to the time of the shooting of this cult item and features original interviews with Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori, actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin and Howard A. Rodman, whose father co-wrote the screenplay.
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Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 19, 2015
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
50%
Original Title
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Production Companies
Fiction FACTory Filmproduktion, Kino Lorber
Director
Robert Fischer
Description
Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller "Charley Varrick," made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely successful "Dirty Harry," stars Walter Matthau in what is probably the actor’s finest dramatic role, airshow pilot turned crop duster turned bank robber turned mob target Charley Varrick. This feature-length documentary takes the viewer back to the time of the shooting of this cult item and features original interviews with Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori, actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin and Howard A. Rodman, whose father co-wrote the screenplay.