# The Anderson Tapes (1971)

> A recently paroled thief assembles an ambitious apartment-building robbery while an unseen web of surveillance records the operation from every angle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19265

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action
- Director: Sidney Lumet
- Cast: Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Alan King, Christopher Walken, Val Avery, Dick Anthony Williams
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066767/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, cool, paranoid, crime movie night, 1970s cinema deep dive

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