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2 September 1971 (West Germany) moreTagline:
The Crime of the Century! morePlot:
A thief (Duke Anderson) just released from ten years in jail, takes up with his old girlfriend (Ingrid) in her posh apartment... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Terrific caper movie. Extremely underrated! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Connery | ... | Duke Anderson | |
| Dyan Cannon | ... | Ingrid | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Haskins | |
| Ralph Meeker | ... | Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney | |
| Alan King | ... | Pat Angelo | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | The Kid | |
| Val Avery | ... | Parelli aka Socks | |
| Dick Anthony Williams | ... | Spencer (as Dick Williams) | |
| Garrett Morris | ... | Officer Everson | |
| Stan Gottlieb | ... | Pop | |
| Paul Benjamin | ... | Jimmy | |
| Anthony Holland | ... | Psychologist | |
| Richard B. Shull | ... | Werner (as Richard B. Schull) | |
| Conrad Bain | ... | Dr. Rubicoff | |
| Margaret Hamilton | ... | Miss Kaler |
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Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1971) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | Iceland:12Fun Stuff
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It's taken me a while to track down a copy of 'The Anderson Tapes', but I'm sure glad I did. I was knocked out by this consistently interesting caper movie. Sean Connery, post-Bond, pre-Zardoz, plays Duke Anderson, a recently released criminal who decides to rob the luxury apartment block his high class hooker girlfriend (Dyan Cannon) resides in. He assembles a team which includes "The Kid" (an unbelievably young and cool Christopher Walken in his first major movie role), his flamboyant art loving buddy Tommy ('Psycho's Martin Balsam camping it up outrageously), the super cool Everson (Garrett Morris), and (against his will) Mafia goon Socks (Val Avery). Duke however doesn't realize that he, and just about everyone else involved in the plan, are under surveillance by a multitude of government agencies who are following their every move. 'The Anderson Tapes' is an entertaining and tough little thriller full of humour and originality, and with an almost 'Conversation'-like feel to it - a movie it predated by three years incidentally. While nowhere near as well known as Sidney Lumet's other Seventies crime dramas 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' it is equally as good. An extremely underrated movie that deserves a lot more attention.