Made in 1967, this dazzling hallucinatory thriller marked the Hollywood debut of Brit director John Boorman. Walker (Marvin) is double-crossed by his partner Reese (John Vernon) during a robbery, shot at point-blank range and left for dead in a deserted Alcatraz cell. Somehow he survives and, aided by his sister-in-law Chris (Angie Dickinson) and the mysterious Yost (Keenan Wynn), he embarks on a relentless quest for his share of the money from the Organisation - a criminal syndicate for which Reese is working.
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