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Bookmark this pageThe Take (1974)
Director: Robert Hartford-Davis
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From Time Out Film Guide
Super-tough, super-cynical product of the Nixon era in which it is futile to worry overmuch about such hair-splitters as whether our hero is a bent cop playing good or vice versa. Hartford-Davis' direction is all flash, laced with a couple of this'll knock 'em dead-type shock cuts and an introductory countdown to the shootout that threatens to be never-ending. Lovers of bizarre relics from the great age of pop will relish Frankie Avalon in a small part as a punk gangster screaming 'Don't hurt me! Don't hurt me!' to our hero in a police cell. As the cop, Billy Dee Williams, who may be remembered for a soulful performance in Lady Sings the Blues, is plainly misused.Author: VG
Cast & crew
Director: Robert Hartford-Davis
Producer: Howard Brandy
Cast: Billy Dee Williams, Eddie Albert, Frankie Avalon, Vic Morrow, Sorrell Booke, Tracy Reed, Albert Salmi full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 92 mins
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