MGM
Directed by Richard Fleischer
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
A middle aged George C. Scott is living in Portugal with his boat and his car. He accepts a job driving for an escaped criminal, to see if he's still got the nerves for it. His passengers are a bratty mobster and his flirtatious girlfriend. The trio drive through the barren landscapes of Spain and Portugal avoiding anonymous gangsters. The relationship between Scott and the girl, played by his future wife Trish Van Devere, is complex, they obviously like each other but it is unclear who is using who and their motivations. It gets better with repeated viewings, and the photography by Sven Nykvist is excellent as usual.
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