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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round poster
Directed by
Bernard Girard
Genre
heist film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
12
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A con artist gets out of prison and plans a heist at an airport. He juggles a romance and evades police while setting up the theft.

wittytensecoolplayfulstylishcleverlightheartedurban

What happens

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round is a 1966 crime film written and directed by Bernard Girard, and starring James Coburn. It marked Harrison Ford's film debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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