Cops and Robbers (1973)
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43% of users liked it
(60 ratings)
Two lawmen decide to find out if a life of crime pays better in this gritty action comedy. Joe (Joseph Bologna) and Tom (Cliff Gorman) are two friends who work for the New York Police Department, Joe as a beat cop and Tom as a detective. Both of them put their lives on the line every day for low… More Two lawmen decide to find out if a life of crime pays better in this gritty action comedy. Joe (Joseph Bologna) and Tom (Cliff Gorman) are two friends who work for the New York Police Department, Joe as a beat cop and Tom as a detective. Both of them put their lives on the line every day for low wages in a city that seems to get crazier and more dangerous by the minute. One evening, Joe is on patrol when he stops into a liquor store, draws his gun and demands that the clerk hand over all the cash in the register. Joe walks out with more money than he usually makes in a week, and when he tells Tom what he's done, they agree that as policemen they can go anywhere and do anything, making it a cinch for them to become thieves. After striking a deal with a tough but vain gangster (John P. Ryan), Joe and Tom plan a robbery of a Wall Street securities firm that will net them a million dollars each, enough to get out of the suburbs and live as they please with their families for the rest of their lives. But the big heist takes a turn for the worse when some other criminals happen to hit the same building at the same time the cops are pulling off their robbery. Cops and Robbers was written for the screen by noted crime novelist ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Aram Avakian
- Written By
- Donald E. Westlake
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Aug 15, 1973 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It seems confused about what to do about regular guy cops who get bitten by the greed bug and become dirty.
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Cast
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Cliff Gorman
as tom
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Joseph Bologna
as Joe
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Martin Cove
as Ambulance Attendant
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Charlene Dallas
as Secretary
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Frances Foster
as Black Lady
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Frank Gio
as Rocco
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Gayle Gorman
as Mary
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Walter Gorney
as Wino
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Albert Henderson
as Cop
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Ellen Holly
as Ms. Wells
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Walter Klavun
as Cop
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Delphi Lawrence
as Rich lady
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Lucy Martin
as Grace
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Arthur C. Pierce
as Ambulance Attendant
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Nino Ruggeri
as Bandell, Mr. Joe
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John P. Ryan
as Patsy O'Neill (Pasquale Aniello)
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Joe Spinell
as Marty
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Shepperd Strudwick
as Eastpoole
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Joseph Sullivan
as Jack
- Dolph Sweet
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Dick Ward
as Paul Jones
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Cliff Cudney
as Perpetrator
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Randy Jurgensen
as Randy
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Charles Bergansky
as Perpetrator
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Lee Steele
as Hardware Store Owner
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James Ferguson
as Clerk
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Jacob Weiner
as Thief
- Martin Kove
