Charley Varrick

1973 111 min ★ 7.3 Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action

Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.

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Cast

Walter Matthau

Charley Varrick

Joe Don Baker

Molly

Felicia Farr

Sybil Fort

Andrew Robinson

Harman Sullivan

Sheree North

Jewell Everett

Norman Fell

Mr. Garfinkle

Benson Fong

Honest John

Woodrow Parfrey

Harold Young

William Schallert

Bill Horton

Jacqueline Scott

Nadine

Details

Director

Don Siegel

Screenplay

Dean Riesner

Tagline

"When he runs out of dumb luck, he always has genius to fall back on!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Universal Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

January 21, 2014

★ 8/10

You can never worry too much... ...when you got the fuzz and the mafia after you. Charley Varrick is a quality caper movie courtesy of director Don Siegel and backed up by a wonderful understated performance from Walter Matthau as Charley Varrick. Varrick along with his partners rob a small New Mexico bank, but instead of the usual decent haul they find that they have nabbed over $760.000...

C

CinemaSerf

June 28, 2025

★ 7/10

When a bank robbery goes wrong, “Charley” (Walter Matthau) and his friend “Harman” (Andrew Robinson) just about manage to escape with the loot, but along the way his wife “Nadine” (Jacqueline Scott) gets herself killed. These folks are meticulous at cleaning up after themselves and thinking they have eradicated all possible leads to them they return to his motor home. That’s where the next shock c...