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Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he doesn't agree with it. Rheinhardt finds his cynical detachment challenged by a lady friend, Geraldine, and by Rainey, a neighbour and troubled idealist who becomes aware of WUSA's sinister, hidden purpose. And when events start spinning out of control, even Rheinhardt finds he must take a stand.Read moreLess
Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he doesn't agree with it. Rheinhardt finds his cynical detachment challenged by a lady friend, Geraldine, and by Rainey, a neighbour and troubled idealist who becomes aware of WUSA's sinister, hidden purpose. And when events start spinning out of control, even Rheinhardt finds he must take a stand.
The story
Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he doesn't agree with it. Rheinhardt finds his cynical detachment challenged by a lady friend, Geraldine, and by Rainey, a neighbour and troubled idealist who becomes aware of WUSA's sinister, hidden purpose. And when events start spinning out of control, even Rheinhardt finds he must take a stand.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Paul NewmanRheinhardt
Joanne WoodwardGeraldine
Anthony PerkinsRainey
Laurence HarveyFarley
Don GordonBogdanovich
Pat HingleBingamon
Bruce CabotKing Wolyoe
Cloris LeachmanPhilomene
Jerry CatronSidewinder Bates
Jim BolesHot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Michael Anderson Jr.MarvinExplore the crew
- Director
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Producer
- John Foreman
- Producer
- Paul Newman
- Original Music Composer
- Lalo Schifrin
- Director of Photography
- Richard Moore
- Editor
- Bob Wyman
- Screenplay
- Robert Stone