Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, and Tony Franciosa star in this flashback to 1972. Someone is stealing from the mob, and the cops (as well as the mafia bosses!) want to find out who it is. When a huge drug deal goes wrong, Captain Frank Mattelli (Quinn) is called in to try to investigate. Some fun scenery of New York City from the 70s. also talk of race relations and the difference between harlem and central park at the time. Kotto is Lieutenant Pope, who thinks he's in charge of the investigation. New York was a crazy, dirty, high-crime place in the 1970s, 1980s, before it got Disnified. when they pull a car out of the drink, even the black tow truck driver wants to know who's in charge, and has a hard time believing the black Lieutenant is in charge. black rights issues. caucasian Mattelli is friendly and helpful to all, regardless of race. while he has a good heart, he is also on the take, like so many. Directed by Barry Shear.. died quite young at 56, from cancer, according to world heritage dot org. looks like this film was produced by anthony quinn and barry shear. it's a little dark, but it was a sign of the times. pretty rough. life in the 1970s. Good film.
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