The Last Run
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The Last Run is a 1971 action film shot in Portugal, Málaga and elsewhere in Spain directed by Richard Fleischer, starring George C. Scott, Tony Musante, Trish Van Devere, and Colleen Dewhurst.
Plot
Harry Garmes (George C. Scott) is an aging American career criminal who was once a driver for Chicago's organized crime rings. He is living in self-imposed exile in Albufeira, a fishing village in southern Portugal, where he seeks occasional companionship from Monique (Colleen Dewhurst), a local prostitute.
Unexpectedly, Harry receives a job, his first in nine years, to drive an escaped killer Paul Rickard (Tony Musante) and the man's girlfriend Claudie Scherrer (Trish Van Devere) across Portugal and Spain into France. He accepts the job, despite premonitions that it will end badly for him.
In the course of the trip, made in a BMW 503, Harry and his passengers are pursued by both the police and Harry's former mobster cronies. Upon returning to Portugal, Harry gets shot on the beach in Albufeira, moments away from escaping.<ref name=SC>Shock Cinema, page 18, Edition No. 35, Summer 2008</ref>
Cast
- George C. Scott as Harry Garmes
- Tony Musante as Paul Rickard
- Trish Van Devere as Claudie Scherrer
- Colleen Dewhurst as Monique
- Aldo Sambrell as Miguel
