The Seven-Ups
The Seven-Ups is a 1973 American neo-noir mystery action thriller film produced and directed by Philip D'Antoni. It stars Roy Scheider as a crusading policeman who is the leader of the Seven-Ups, a squad of plainclothes officers who use dirty, unorthodox tactics to snare their quarry on charges leading to prison sentences of seven years or more upon prosecution, hence the name of the team.
Plot
NYPD detective Buddy Manucci has been under pressure from the senior officers in the New York City police force because his team of renegade policemen, known as the "seven-ups" (so called because most criminals they arrest receive sentences from seven years and up) have been using unorthodox methods to arrest criminals; this is illustrated as the team ransacks an antiques store that is a front for the running of counterfeit money. In addition, there have been a rash of kidnappings of organized crime figures and white-collar criminals. Max Kalish is kidnapped and a ransom is paid at a car wash.
More details
author | Alexander Jacobs |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | Philip D'Antoni |
editor | Gerald B. Greenberg Stephen A. Rotter |
genre | action crime mystery thriller |
keywords | bail bondsman car chase car wash claim counterfeit money district attorney george washington george washington bridge kidnap meet organized crime police force run seven years stake out wash |
musicBy | Don Ellis |
producer | Philip D'Antoni |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
recordedAt | New York City |
theme | chase neo-noir |