# Sweeney 2 (1978)

> A hard-edged Flying Squad duo pursues a transcontinental team of armed bank robbers in a feature-length continuation of a celebrated British police series.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/38185

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Tom Clegg
- Cast: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott, Nigel Hawthorne, Ken Hutchison, Anna Gaël, Derrick O'Connor, Georgina Hale
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078351/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, serious, abrasive, 1970s crime double feature, police procedural night

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