The Anderson Tapes (1971)

Review: The Anderson Tapes (1971)

Director: Sidney Lumet

Cast: Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Alan King,

Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
Ralph Meeker
Ralph Meeker
Alan King
Alan King

Plot: Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.

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Race, class and crime in New York

Race, class and crime in New York

Two movies from the early 1970s illuminate class and race divides in New York City – Sidney Lumet’s Sean Connery starring caper film The Anderson Tapes (1971) and Gordon Parks Jr’s hugely influential Super Fly (1972), starring […]

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