Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)

Directed by

Mark Rydell

Genre

comedy film, heist film, buddy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two dimwitted con men in late 19th century New York try to pull off a massive heist. They compete with the era's greatest bank robber and find help from a crusading newspaper editor.

comediclightheartedfast-pacedwhimsicalcaperquirkyold-fashionedplayful

What happens

Harry and Walter Go to New York is a 1976 American period comedy film written by John Byrum and Robert Kaufman, directed by Mark Rydell, and starring James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine, Diane Keaton, Charles Durning and Lesley Ann Warren. In the film, two dimwitted con-men try to pull off the biggest heist ever seen in late nineteenth-century New York City. They are opposed by the greatest bank robber of the day, and aided by a crusading newspaper editor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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