---
title: 'Vanishing Point (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard C. Sarafian'
released: '1971-03-11'
runtime_minutes: 98
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/vanishing-point-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Vanishing Point (1971)

1971 · R · 98 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Vanishing Point is a 1971 British-American action film directed by Richard C. Sarafian, starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, and Dean Jagger. It focuses on a disaffected ex-policeman and race car driver delivering a muscle car cross-country to California while high on speed, being chased by police, and meeting various characters along the way. Since its release it has developed a cult following.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard C. Sarafian](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-c-sarafian)
- **Screenplay:** [Guillermo Cabrera Infante](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-cabrera-infante)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jimmy Bowen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-bowen)
- **Producer:** [Norman Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-spencer)
- **Director of Photography:** [John A. Alonzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-alonzo)
- **Editor:** [Stefan Arnsten](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-arnsten)

## Cast

- [Robert Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-donner)
- [Charlotte Rampling](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-rampling)
- [Severn Darden](https://cinepixo.com/people/severn-darden)
- [Karl Swenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-swenson)
- [Cleavon Little](https://cinepixo.com/people/cleavon-little)
- [Val Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-avery)
- [Arthur Malet](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-malet)
- [John Amos](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-amos)
- [David Gates](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-gates)
- [Meg Wyllie](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-wyllie)
- [Timothy Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-scott)
- [Barry Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-newman) as Kowalski
- [Anthony James](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-james)
- [Dean Jagger](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-jagger)
- [Paul Koslo](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-koslo)

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