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Freebie and the Bean

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Freebie and the Bean (1974)

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Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: After spending 14 months searching through the trash of a top San Francisco gangster, two plainclothes policemen find the evidence they need to convict him. But when they learn that the mob has put... After spending 14 months searching through the trash of a top San Francisco gangster, two plainclothes policemen find the evidence they need to convict him. But when they learn that the mob has put out a contract on their boy, the cops try to ice the hitman before he carries out his order -- and all their hard work goes to waste. [More]

Starring: James Caan, Alan Arkin, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen

Starring: James Caan, Alan Arkin, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen

Director: Richard Rush

Director: Richard Rush

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Back in 1974, this type of frenetic crud was considered to be popular entertainment.

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Caan and Arkin have great chemistry and the vehicle stunts are spectacular in this entertaining, very 1970s buddy-cop movie.

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