The Big Bounce | |
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Directed by | Alex March |
Screenplay by | Robert Dozier |
Based on | The Big Bounce by Elmore Leonard |
Produced by | William Dozier |
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Cinematography | Howard Schwartz |
Edited by | William H. Ziegler |
Music by | Mike Curb |
Production company | Greenway Productions |
Distributed by | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Big Bounce is a 1969 American drama film directed by Alex March, based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard and starring Ryan O'Neal in his film debut, Van Heflin, and Leigh Taylor-Young in what was the first of several films based on Leonard's crime novels. Taylor-Young was nominated for a Laurel Award for her performance in the film.[1] The film was shot on location in Monterey and Carmel, California.[2]
The book was also adapted into a film in 2004 with the same name.