George C. Scott was a genius actor. While far from handsome, he delivered many mesmerizing performances...and "The Flim-Flam Man" is clearly mesmerizing solely because of his top performance. As for the rest of the film...it's just okay.
A soldier AWOL from the Army (Michael Sarrazin) meets up with a famous grifter (Scott). Soon the old grifter takes the young guy under his wings and they form a partnership. Soon, they are stealing right and left throughout the county. What's next? See the film.
It was interesting that Michael Sarrazin received 8th billing...but was the star of the movie, along with Scott. But his character was very problematic...inconsistently written and with an ending that simply left me wondering WHY the character acted the way he did, as well as the girlfriend and her father. It was like the writer came up with a general idea and they started filming before they worked out every detail. Not a bad film, but it sure could have been better considering it was a Scott vehicle.
A soldier AWOL from the Army (Michael Sarrazin) meets up with a famous grifter (Scott). Soon the old grifter takes the young guy under his wings and they form a partnership. Soon, they are stealing right and left throughout the county. What's next? See the film.
It was interesting that Michael Sarrazin received 8th billing...but was the star of the movie, along with Scott. But his character was very problematic...inconsistently written and with an ending that simply left me wondering WHY the character acted the way he did, as well as the girlfriend and her father. It was like the writer came up with a general idea and they started filming before they worked out every detail. Not a bad film, but it sure could have been better considering it was a Scott vehicle.