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The Anderson Tapes

  • 19711971
  • GPGP
  • 1h 39m
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6.4/10
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Sean Connery in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
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After Duke Anderson is released from prison after ten years for taking the rap for a scion of a Mafia family, he cashes in a debt of honor with the mob to bankroll a caper.After Duke Anderson is released from prison after ten years for taking the rap for a scion of a Mafia family, he cashes in a debt of honor with the mob to bankroll a caper.After Duke Anderson is released from prison after ten years for taking the rap for a scion of a Mafia family, he cashes in a debt of honor with the mob to bankroll a caper.
IMDb RATING
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8.2K
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    • Sidney Lumet
    • Lawrence Sanders(novel "The Anderson Tapes")
    • Frank Pierson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Dyan Cannon
    • Martin Balsam
    • Sidney Lumet
    • Lawrence Sanders(novel "The Anderson Tapes")
    • Frank Pierson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Dyan Cannon
    • Martin Balsam
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 83User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
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    Sean Connery, Christopher Walken, and Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    Sean Connery in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
    Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon in The Anderson Tapes (1971)

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    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Robert 'Duke' Anderson
    Dyan Cannon
    Dyan Cannon
    • Ingrid Everly
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Tommy Haskins
    Ralph Meeker
    Ralph Meeker
    • Captain Delaney
    Alan King
    Alan King
    • Pat Angelo
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • The Kid
    Val Avery
    Val Avery
    • Rocco Parelli
    Dick Anthony Williams
    Dick Anthony Williams
    • Edward Spencer
    • (as Dick Williams)
    Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    • Sergeant Everson
    Stan Gottlieb
    • William 'Pop' Meyerhoff
    Paul Benjamin
    Paul Benjamin
    • Jimmy
    Anthony Holland
    Anthony Holland
    • Psychologist
    Richard B. Shull
    Richard B. Shull
    • Werner Gottlieb
    • (as Richard B. Schull)
    Conrad Bain
    Conrad Bain
    • Dr. Rubicoff
    Margaret Hamilton
    Margaret Hamilton
    • Miss Kaler
    Judith Lowry
    Judith Lowry
    • Mrs. Hathaway
    Max Showalter
    Max Showalter
    • Carl Bingham
    Janet Ward
    Janet Ward
    • Mrs. Bingham
      • Sidney Lumet
      • Lawrence Sanders(novel "The Anderson Tapes")
      • Frank Pierson(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The T.P.F. Insignia on Garrett Morris' collar is for "Tactical Patrol Force", an N.Y.P.D. unit formed in 1959.
    • Goofs
      When the surveillance man from the House Internal Security Committee picks up the large shotgun microphone, he switches it from his right hand to his left when he turns on one of the tape recorders. In the next shot, as he's still recording the message, the microphone is resting on the table and aiming a different direction.
    • Quotes

      The Kid: America, man! You know, it's so beautiful I wanta eat it!

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      Featured in Sean Connery: A BAFTA Tribute (1990)

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    6/10
    Gripping and exciting picture about an ex-con who wants to execute the big heist with unexpected consequences
    A top-notch cast under superb direction and slickly made by Sidney Lumet who makes this movie enjoyable in every aspect . Amusing caper with magnificent acting by all-star-cast , acceptable production design and masterfully realized by the always original and great Sidney Lumet . After Duke Anderson (Sean Connery , being the first film in which he stopped wearing a toupee) is released from prison after ten years for taking the rap for a scion of a Mafia family , he cashes in a debt of honor with the mob chief (Alan King who also worked in ¨Just Tell Me What You Want¨ by Lumet) to bankroll a caper . Upon visiting his old girlfriend , Ingrid (Dyan Cannon married to Gary Grant) at her upscale apartment in New York City , he plans to rob the entire building . As the ex-convict , under strange electronic surveillance that have tracked him since he abandoned prison , wishes to pull off a big robbing .

    Agreeable as well as interesting picture with tight editing , magnificent acting , fast-paced , thrills , plot twists , emotion and entertainment . It was originally conceived as a tense as well as thrilling flick about a spectacular hold-up . Though the most movie is set in a luxurious building it never lacks for taut , suspense , intrigue , inspired direction and a climax particularly thrilling . The tension behind closed doors is tense , charged and riveting . Sean Connery is very good as ex-inmate decided to carry out a big heist , being accompanied by a beauty Dyan Cannon . Support cast is pretty good , such as a young Christopher Walken -film debut- is perfectly cast as an ex-con , Alan King as mobster , Ralph Meeker as Police officer , Martin Balsam as gay man , Garrett Morris , Val Avery , and final feature film by Margaret Hamilton of Wizard of Oz , among others . Fine Quince Jones soundtrack . Atmospheric and appropriate cinematography by Arthur Ornitz . Frank Pierson's brilliant script was left virtually intact on this adaptation upon the novel titled "The Anderson Tapes" by Lawrence Sanders .

    This thriller was professionally directed by Sidney Lumet with an extraordinary plethora of actors who give awesome interpretations . It keeps the spectator utterly involved , it holds up extremely well on television . Sidney Lumet was a master of cinema , best known for his technical knowledge and his skill at getting first-rate performances from his actors and for shooting most of his films in his beloved New York . In ¨ The Anderson tapes¨ Lumet had a strong comeback with this box-office hit . He made over 40 movies , often complex and emotional , but seldom overly sentimental . He achieved great successes such as ¨Serpico¨, ¨The Veredict¨, ¨Fail safe¨ , ¨ Morning after¨, ¨The hill¨ , ¨Dog day afternoon¨, ¨Murder on the Orient Express¨ , ¨Network¨ and his best considered one : ¨12 angry men¨ . In 2005 , Sidney Lumet received a well-deserved honorary Academy Award for his outstanding contribution to filmmaking.
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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1971 (France)
      • United States
      • Sony Pictures
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 7 East 91st Street, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Robert M. Weitman Productions
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