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.

Paul Newman
Lew Harper

Joanne Woodward
Iris

Anthony Franciosa
Broussard

Murray Hamilton
Kilbourne

Gail Strickland
Mavis

Melanie Griffith
Schuyler

Linda Haynes
Gretchen

Richard Jaeckel
Franks
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Release Date
July 18, 1975
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
PG
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Director