# Vanishing Point (1971)

> A taciturn car courier turns a cross-country delivery wager into a defiant, high-speed flight from the police and the limits of American conformity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6847

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Richard C. Sarafian
- Cast: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Victoria Medlin, Gilda Texter, Lee Weaver, Timothy Scott, Robert Donner
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: propulsive, rebellious, existential, midnight movie, drive in double feature

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