Harper (film)

Harper
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Smight
Screenplay byWilliam Goldman
Based onThe Moving Target
by Ross Macdonald
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyConrad Hall
Edited byStefan Arnsten
Music byJohnny Mandel
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 23, 1966 (1966-02-23)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million
Box office$12 million[1]

Harper (released in the United Kingdom as The Moving Target) is a 1966 American mystery thriller film directed by Jack Smight from a screenplay by William Goldman, based on the 1949 novel The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald.[2] The film stars Paul Newman as Lew Harper (Lew Archer in the novel), with a cast that includes Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill, Janet Leigh, Pamela Tiffin, Robert Wagner and Shelley Winters.

Goldman received a 1967 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. Newman reprised his Harper role in The Drowning Pool (1975).

  1. ^ "Harper (1966) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Variety film review. February 16, 1966. p. 6.