Deal of the Century

1983 · directed by William Friedkin

Rating

32/100

Hit

no

Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive and highest tech weapons to a South American dictator. There are complications; understanding the exact nature of how 'gifts' are used to grease the wheels of a sale, a religious conversion from one of the salesman and a romance that begins to grow between two competitors.

Deal of the Century (1983), directed by William Friedkin, rates 32/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Chevy Chase
• Sigourney Weaver
• Gregory Hines
• Vince Edwards
• William Marquez
• Eduardo Ricard
• Richard Herd
• Graham Jarvis
• Wallace Shawn
• Randi Brooks

Crew

• Richard H. Kline — Director of Photography
• Bud S. Smith — Editor
• Jere Huggins — Editor
• Ned Humphreys — Editor
• Arthur B. Rubinstein — Original Music Composer
• Paul Brickman — Writer

More from William Friedkin

1. The French Connection (1971) — 98/100 · hit
2. 12 Angry Men (1997) — 84/100 · TV film, not counted
3. The Exorcist (1973) — 80/100 · hit
4. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) — 77/100
5. Sorcerer (1977) — 76/100
6. The Boys in the Band (1970) — 75/100

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