# The Organization (1971)

> A principled San Francisco detective secretly joins radical fugitives to clear them of murder while tracing a stolen heroin conspiracy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/64542

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Don Medford
- Cast: Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Sheree North, Fred Beir, Allen Garfield, Bernie Hamilton, Graham Jarvis
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067535/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, gritty, morally conflicted, crime movie night, sidney poitier marathon

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