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Scarecrow
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Scarecrow is a 1973 American drama set in Pennsylvania and filmed in California, directed by Jerry Schatzberg. It stars Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Eileen Brennan and Richard Lynch, with cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond, produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Running 112 minutes on a budget of $875,000, the film earned $4 million at the box office and won the Palme d'Or.
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7.1Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.
Cast
- Gene Hackman as Max Millan
- Al Pacino as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi
- Dorothy Tristan as Coley
- Ann Wedgeworth as Frenchy
- Richard Lynch as Jack Riley
- Eileen Brennan as Darlene
Themes
- friendship
- road trip
- drifter
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jerry Schatzberg
- Written by
- Garry Michael White
- Produced by
- Robert M. Sherman
- Starring
- Gene Hackman , Al Pacino , Eileen Brennan , Richard Lynch
- Cinematography
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Edited by
- Evan A. Lottman
- Music by
- Fred Myrow
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- April 11, 1973 ( 1973-04-11 ) (New York City)
- Running time
- 112 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $4 million (US/Canada rentals)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jerry Schatzberg
- Cast member
- Dorothy Tristan
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Narrative location
- Pennsylvania
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 407464
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1975-05-29
- title
- Scarecrow
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- review score
- 72/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Scarecrow is a 1973 American road comedy-drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Gene Hackman and Al Pacino. The story involves the relationship between two men who travel from California seeking to start a business in Pittsburgh.
At the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, the film tied for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film (now Palme d'Or), the highest honor, with Alan Bridges' The Hireling.
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