Cops and Robbers (1973 film)
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Promotional movie poster for the film
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Directed by | Aram Avakian |
Produced by | Elliott Kastner George Pappas |
Written by | Donald E. Westlake |
Starring | Cliff Gorman Joseph Bologna |
Music by | Michel Legrand |
Cinematography | David L. Quaid |
Edited by | Barry Malkin |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates
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August 15, 1973 (New York City) August 17, 1973 (U.S. wide) February 25, 1974 (Sweden) March 29, 1974 (Finland) |
Running time
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89 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Cops and Robbers is a 1973 Crime Comedy film directed by Aram Avakian and written by Donald E. Westlake based upon his own novel. The film stars Cliff Gorman as Tom and Joseph Bologna as Joe.
Contents
Plot
Tom and Joe are disillusioned New York City cops who decide to pull off one big robbery in their uniforms and retire on the proceeds. Bearer bonds are what the local Mafia boss will buy, so that's what they go for. Central Park is the location for the switch. Can they come out of it with their lives and the money?
Cast
- Cliff Gorman - Tom
- Joseph Bologna - Joe
- Charlene Dallas - Secretary
- John P. Ryan - Pasquale Aniello
- Dolph Sweet - George
- Joe Spinell - Marty
- James Ferguson - Liquor Store Clerk
- Frances Foster - Bleeding Lady
- Gayle Gorman - Mary
- Walt Gorney - Wino
- George Harris II - Harry
- Ellen Holly - Ms. Wells
- Randy Jurgensen - Randy
Additional information
This film was also released under the following titles:
- Entimotatoi kleftes - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
- Flics et voyous - France
- Polícias e Ladrões - Portugal
- Rosvot ja jeparit - Finland
- Se ci provi... io ci sto! - Italy
- Snutar som robbar - Sweden
- Treffpunkt Central Park - West Germany
- Unos policías muy ladrones - Spain
Reception
Roger Greenspun wrote a favorable review of the film for the New York Times.[1]
Soundtrack
- Main Title (Cops and Robbers)
- The Sellers
- Uptown
- The Buyer
- Suburbia
- Downtown
- Wall Street
- Papa Joe, The Padrone
- The Caper
- The Lush Life
- The Chase
- The Sleep Song
- The Chase (alternate version)
See also
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Cops and Robbers at IMDb
- Cops and Robbers at AllMovie
- Cops and Robbers (IMCDb)
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