Through the magic of TCM and the DVR, I watched this 1971 movie the other night. "The Anderson Tapes" revolves around an ex-con, Sean Connery, planning and executing a major heist of a NYC townhouse apartment building. The twist to the movie is that all of his moves have been recorded, either audio or video, by various parties, and no one can put together what is about to take place.
The movie and the Lawrence Saunders novel upon which it is based attempts to make a statement about "big brother" and how we are always being watched and how our privacy is being invaded and on and on. However, I look at it as just an exciting and thrilling caper flick that holds up great forty-eight years after its release.
Sidney Lumet directed the movie, one of five that he did with Connery, and it also stars Dyan Cannon (was any actress of the time period prettier or sexier than she?), Martin Balsam, Alan King, and, in his first motion picture role, a very young Christopher Walken. In a bit character role, you will also notice Margaret "Wicked Witch of the West" Hamilton.
It's a really good movie, and if you've never seen it, you should make a point to seek it out and watch.
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