The Anderson clan

Movie
German title	The Anderson clan
Original title	The Anderson Tapes
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1971
length	95 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Sidney Lumet
script	Frank Pierson
production	Robert Weitman
music	Quincy Jones
camera	Arthur J. Ornitz
cut	Roger Dwyre
occupation
Sean Connery : John Anderson Dyan Cannon : Ingrid Martin Balsam : Tommy Haskins Ralph Meeker : Captain Delaney Alan King : Pat Angelo Christopher Walken : The Kid Val Avery : "Roses" Parelli (in the original: "Socks") Margaret Hamilton : Miss Kaler Scott Jacoby : Jerry Bingham Max Showalter : Mr. Bingham Janet Ward : Mrs. Bingham Carmine Caridi : Detective A.

The Anderson Clan is a crime film from 1971 and belongs to the heist movie genre . Sidney Lumet directed and Sean Connery starred. The screenplay is by Frank Pierson and is based on the bestseller The Anderson Tapes (original title: The Anderson Tapes ) by Lawrence Sanders from 1970. The music was provided by Quincy Jones .

action

John “Duke” Anderson has served a ten-year prison sentence for robbery. After his release, he renews his relationship with his former girlfriend Ingrid. She lives in a luxury apartment building (1 East 91st Street). Anderson immediately decides to clear out the entire building in one fell swoop - and move the loot away in a moving van. He has the company financed by a nostalgic Mafia boss and rounds up his gang of four. In addition, the aggressive "Röschen" as a watchdog for the Mafia and the alcohol-addicted former convict "Pop", who is supposed to mimic the concierge during the attack, are also part of the party.

However, Anderson is entering the world of comprehensive surveillance systems - agents, cameras , eavesdropping devices, and other surveillance devices from various public and private bodies monitor almost the entire operation, from initial planning through to execution. While Anderson moves on, he is always watched by a different group depending on the location and the people involved.

The robbery is supposed to take place on the weekend and Labor Day. The gang cut telephone cables and alarm wires, move up through the building from floor to floor, driving the residents together. Then every apartment is robbed. Despite the surveillance measures, all the information gathered and the police alerted only after a young resident of the house uses his radio device (via Hawaii , Wichita Falls and Portland , Maine ) to seek help. Unbeknownst to the criminals, a special unit is deployed into the building through the roof of a neighboring house, and an enormous police force gathers outside the building.

When the police stormed the building, a group of criminals tried in vain to escape in a pickup truck. The members of the group are eventually arrested while the agents who monitored Anderson destroy their recordings to avoid being brought under illegal surveillance.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films judges: "An exciting gangster film that combines the conventional genre story with critical references to the dangers of an all-powerful surveillance and control society."

literature

• Lawrence Sanders : The Anderson Tapes. Novel (Original title: The Anderson Tapes ). German by Peter Zentner . 3. Edition. Heyne, Munich 1987, 359 pages, ISBN 3-453-02231-9 .

Web links

• The Anderson Tapes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Anderson Tapes at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Certificate of Release for The Anderson Clan . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , January 2013 (PDF; test number: 43 796 V).
2. ↑ The Anderson Clan. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .