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Point Blank
Why this pick
Lee Marvin again anchors a stripped-down revenge odyssey, with fractured chronology, hard-edged urban spaces and the same cool, fatalistic drive that powers Siegel’s film.
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MOVIE1964 1h 33m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
One morning, hit men Charlie (Lee Marvin) and Lee (Clu Gulager) enter a school for the blind and terrorize the principal until she reveals the whereabouts of a teacher, Johnny North (John Cassavetes). As the hitmen walk toward North's upstairs classroom, the teacher receives a call warning him of their arrival. Johnny sadly responds, "It's okay. I know them." As he calmly waits at his desk, Charlie and Lee enter and shoot him multiple times.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Lee Marvin
Charlie Strom
Clu Gulager
Lee
Norman Fell
Mickey Farmer
Don Haggerty
Mail Truck Driver
Kathleen O'Malley
Receptionist
Ted Jacques
Gym Assistant
Burt Mustin
Elderly Man
Seymour Cassel
Postal Clerk