99 and 44/100% Dead

99 and 44/100% Dead!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Frankenheimer
Written byRobert Dillon
Produced byMickey Borofsky
Joe Wizan
StarringRichard Harris
Edmond O'Brien
Bradford Dillman
CinematographyRalph Woolsey
Edited byHarold F. Kress
Music byHenry Mancini
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 29, 1974 (1974-08-29)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

99 and 44/100% Dead!, released in the UK as Call Harry Crown, is a 1974 American action comedy film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Richard Harris.[1] The title is a play on an advertising slogan for Ivory soap.

In the film, a professional contract killer is hired to take part in a conflict between two rival crime bosses. The mission gets personal when the killer's love interest is kidnapped by the rival gang.

  1. ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (2010). "New York Times: 99 and 44/100% Dead". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2008.