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1971 Certificate 15
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This breathlessly paced high-tech thriller stars Sean Connery as Anderson, a career criminal who's just been released from his latest prison term. Seeking a quick financial turnover, Anderson uses mob funding to finance an ambitious robbery. With a gang of expert thieves, Anderson sets about to rob every wealthy tenant of a .. Read more

Starring Sean Connery, Martin Balsam, Dyan Cannon, Ralph Meeker
Director Sidney Lumet
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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    • 1 stars out of 4  

      Superficially slick and fashionable crime thriller, marred by unnecessarily flashy direction, a failure to explain enough about the tapes, and a climax which oddly mixes bloodshed and farce.

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    • Rated - 3.0 stars  

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      Solid techno-thriller

      The original Lawrence Sanders novel was clever because almost all of the narrative consisted of intercepts by various agencies as the protagonists planned and ... read more »

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      The Anderson Tapes

      Bold, muscular performance from Connery, brilliant direction from Lumet and a great script. Thrilling and worthwhile.

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      Absolute rubbish. I should have stopped watching it after five minutes as I felt inclined to do, but after reading the revues here I thought it couldn't be ... read more »

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      Good!

      A very good film to watch and enjoy. With friends or on your own. Also liked Sean as the feel good actor.

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    • Rated - 3.0 stars  

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      Solid techno-thriller

      The original Lawrence Sanders novel was clever because almost all of the narrative consisted of intercepts by various agencies as the protagonists planned and ... read more »

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    • The Anderson Tapes
      This breathlessly paced high-tech thriller stars Sean Connery as Anderson, a career criminal who's just been released from his latest prison term. Seeking a quick financial turnover, Anderson uses mob funding to finance an ambitious robbery. With a gang of expert thieves, Anderson sets about to rob ...

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