Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

Directed by

Stuart Rosenberg

Written by

Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Walter Hill

Genres

Thriller, Mystery

Released

July 18, 1975

Runtime

1h 49m

Status

Released

Language

English

Countries

United States of America

Studios

First Artists, Coleytown, The Turman-Foster Company, David Foster Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget

$2,700,000

Box office

$2,600,000