Vanishing Point (1971) Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Action / Crime / Thriller
Film Synopsis
Kowalski is a speed junkie who gladly accepts the challenge of a journey
by car from Denver to San Francisco - a distance of almost a thousand miles
- in less than fifteen hours. As he sets out in his Dodge Challenger
V8, Kowalski is confident of winning his bet, but it isn't long before the
police are on his tail as he surges down the highway in three states - Colorado,
Utah and Nevada. In the course of his madcap journey, memories come
back to him in quick succession. He calls his painful years as a combatant
in Vietnam, his work as a stuntman, and then his time with the police service,
when he ran into trouble with his superiors after coming to the aid of a
young drug addict. Is Kowalski's thirst for speed fuelled by the desire
to escape from his past? If so, will he be able to outrun his memories...?
Script: Barry Hall,
Guillermo Cabrera Infante,
Malcolm Hart (story)
Photo: John A. Alonzo
Cast: Barry Newman (Kowalski),
Cleavon Little (Super Soul),
Dean Jagger (Prospector),
Victoria Medlin (Vera Thornton),
Paul Koslo (Deputy Charlie Scott),
Robert Donner (Deputy Collins),
Timothy Scott (Angel),
Gilda Texter (Nude Rider),
Anthony James (First Male Hitchhiker),
Arthur Malet (Second Male Hitchhiker),
Karl Swenson (Sam),
Severn Darden (J. Hovah),
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (J. Hovah's Singers),
Lee Weaver (Jake),
Cherie Foster (First Girl),
Valerie Kairys (Second Girl),
Tom Reese (Sheriff),
Owen Bush (Communications Officer),
John Amos (Super Soul's Engineer),
Val Avery (Police Officer)
Country: USA / UK
Language: English
Support: Color (DeLuxe) / Color
Runtime: 106 min
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