| Point Blank | |
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| Directed by | John Boorman |
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| Based on | The Hunter 1963 novel by Richard Stark |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Lee Marvin |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Edited by | Henry Berman |
| Music by | Johnny Mandel |
Production company | Judd Bernard-Irwin Winkler Production |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $9 million (rentals)[2] |
Point Blank is a 1967 American crime film directed by John Boorman, starring Lee Marvin, co-starring Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn and Carroll O'Connor, and adapted from the 1963 crime noir pulp novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake, writing as Richard Stark.[3] Boorman directed the film at Marvin's request and Marvin played a central role in the film's development. The film grossed over $9 million in theatrical rentals in 1967 and has since gone on to become a cult classic, eliciting praise from such critics as film historian David Thomson.
In 2016, Point Blank was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry.[4]
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (Jan 16, 1968). "CHARTOFF AND WINKLER: Entrepreneurs of the Offbeat Film Two Entrepreneurs of Offbeat Movies". Los Angeles Times. p. d1.
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, 8 January 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
- ^ Point Blank at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "With "20,000 Leagues", the National Film Registry Reaches 700". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-05-21.