The Anderson Tapes (1971)

Regisseur:

Sidney Lumet

Drehbuchautoren:

Lawrence Sanders (novel)
Frank Pierson (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

2. September 1971 (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

The Crime of the Century!

Plot:

A thief (Duke Anderson) just released from ten years in jail, takes up with his old girlfriend (Ingrid) in her posh apartment...

Plot Keywords:

Interior Decorator | Elevator | Robber | Tape Recording | Observation

Nutzerkommentare:

Well-played nonsense...

Besetzung

Sean Connery	...	John "Duke" Anderson
Dyan Cannon	...	Ingrid
Martin Balsam	...	Tommy Haskins
Ralph Meeker	...	Captain Delaney
Alan King	...	Pat Angelo
Christopher Walken	...	The Kid
Val Avery	...	Socks Parelli
Dick Anthony Williams	...	Spencer (as Dick Williams)
Garrett Morris	...	Everson
Stan Gottlieb	...	Pop
Paul Benjamin	...	Jimmy
Anthony Holland	...	Psychologist
Richard B. Shull	...	Werner Gottlieb
Conrad Bain	...	Dr. Rubicoff
Margaret Hamilton	...	Miss Kaler

Alternativ:

Anderson Clan, Der (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

95 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

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:12

Drehorte:

1 East 91st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Dies und das:

Christopher Walken's feature film debut.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: 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.

Dialogzitate:

John Anderson: What's advertising but a legalized con game? And what the hell's marriage? Extortion, prostitution, soliciting with a government stamp on it. And what the hell's your stock market? A fixed horse race. Some business guy steals a bank, he's a big success story. Face in all the magazines. Some other guy steals the magazine and he's busted.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Lumet: Film Maker (1975)

Well-played nonsense...

Engaging heist flick from Lawrence Sanders' novel has recently-paroled master thief Sean Connery plotting one last job: robbing the residents of an entire New York apartment house! Some of the sideline plots--such as Connery's relationship with prostitute Dyan Cannon--don't add up to much and a few of the story details, like the title-named tapes, never come to fruition. However, the character writing by Frank Pierson is expressive and sharp, and there are wonderful supporting performances by Martin Balsam, Alan King, and Christopher Walken in his film debut. Connery is terrific as well, though the film's tone grows suddenly serious near the finish, which may leave many viewers feeling conned. Sean's camaraderie with his old cronies is wonderfully handled by director Sidney Lumet, though Cannon (the token female) gets left out of the mix. Writer Pierson and Lumet later teamed for "Dog Day Afternoon", which this film resembles in style and content. **1/2 from ****