# The Seven-Ups (1973)

> A morally gray NYPD detective unit hunts a kidnapping mastermind whose operation exposes the dangerous symmetry between police tactics and organized crime.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Philip D'Antoni
- Cast: Roy Scheider, Jerry Leon, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold, Ken Kercheval, Larry Haines, Richard Lynch, Bill Hickman
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070672/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, tense, morally ambiguous, crime movie night, 1970s cinema marathon

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- [French Connection II (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/5773)
- [Shaft (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/382)
- [Blue Collar (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/8834)
- [The French Connection (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/835)
- [The Organization (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/64542)
- [The Gauntlet (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/10649)
- [Marathon Man (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/5591)
- [The Anderson Tapes (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/19265)

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