Cops and Robbers (1973 film)

Cops and Robbers
Promotional movie poster for the film
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
Editing by	Barry Malkin
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	August 15, 1973 (New York City) August 17 (wide) February 25, 1974 March 29
Running time	89 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English

Cops and Robbers is a 1973 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.

Plot synopsis

Tom and Joe are disillusioned New York 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?

Reception

Roger Greenspun wrote a favorable review of the film for the New York Times.^[1]

References

1. ^ Greenspun, Roger (August 16, 1973). "Cops and Robbers (1973): Police Team Engineers Caper in 'Cops and Robbers'". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE7D61E3FEE37A25755C1A96E9C946290D6CF. "If anybody had told me even a week ago about a funny, exciting, semi-plausible, exceptionally intelligent caper movie, I would not have believed him. "Cops and Robbers," despite its title, and despite the slightly dumb-dumb ad campaign that is introducing it, is all those good things and more. It is uncommonly well acted. And it is the first movie in a long time to understand, rather than merely to exploit, its New York City locales." 

External links

• Cops and Robbers at the Internet Movie Database
• Cops and Robbers at AllRovi