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99 and 44/100% Dead
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Produced by	Mickey Borofsky Joe Wizan
Written by	Robert Dillon
Starring	Richard Harris
Cinematography	Ralph Woolsey
Editing by	Harold F. Kress
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	August 29, 1974 (1974-08-29)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

99 and 44/100% Dead is a 1974 American action film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Richard Harris.^[1] The title is a play on an advertising slogan for Ivory soap.

Contents

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Release
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Plot

Harry Crown, a stylish professional hit man with a pair of Browning Hi-Power 9mm pistols with ivory grips, carried in a shoulder holster, is brought in by mob boss "Uncle Frank" Kelly when his operation is challenged by Big Eddie, a grinning, lisping rival.

Crown is caught in the crossfire, as is his romantic interest, Buffy, a third-grade schoolteacher. In his attempt to take over the rackets, Big Eddie has hired Marvin "The Claw" Zuckerman, a sadistic one-armed killer with a prosthetic attachment that includes machine guns and knives.

Buffy is abducted, causing Harry to ignore Uncle Frank's warnings not to take on Eddie's men in broad daylight. A showdown in a warehouse results in The Claw being overpowered and literally disarmed. Harry appears to be too late to save Buffy, but a gunshot rings out and Big Eddie falls to the ground, slain by Uncle Frank.

Cast

Richard Harris as Harry Crown
Edmond O'Brien as Uncle Frank Kelly
Bradford Dillman as Big Eddie
Ann Turkel as Buffy
Constance Ford as Dolly
David Hall as Tony
Kathrine Baumann as Baby
Janis Heiden as Clara
Max Kleven as North
Karl Lukas as Guard
Tony Brubaker as Burt (as Anthony Brubaker)
Jerry Summers as Shoes
Roy Jenson as Jake
Chuck Connors as Marvin 'Claw' Zuckerman

Release

On December 13, 2011 Shout! Factory released the film on DVD as part of a double feature with The Nickel Ride.

References

^ Van Gelder, Lawrence. "New York Times: 99 and 44/100% Dead". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/348/99-and-44-100-Dead/overview. Retrieved 2008-07-19.

External links

99 and 44/100% Dead at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Films directed by John Frankenheimer

1950s	The Young Stranger (1957)

1960s	The Young Savages (1961) All Fall Down (1962) Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Seven Days in May (1964) The Train (1964) Seconds (1966) Grand Prix (1966) The Fixer (1968) The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) The Gypsy Moths (1969)

1970s	I Walk the Line (1970) The Horsemen (1971) The Iceman Cometh (1973) Story of a Love Story (1973) 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974) French Connection II (1975) Black Sunday (1977) Prophecy (1979)

1980s	The Challenge (1982) The Holcroft Covenant (1985) 52 Pick-Up (1986) Dead Bang (1989)

1990s	The Fourth War (1990) Year of the Gun (1991) Against the Wall (1994) The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) George Wallace (1997) Ronin (1998)

2000s	Reindeer Games (2000) Path to War (2002)

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