Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.
Direction
Lumet's claustrophobic blocking makes luxury feel like a cage.
Editing
Spliced surveillance footage builds delicious dramatic irony.
Acting
Walken's debut—silent, menacing, already weird.
Director
Sidney Lumet
Sean Connery
Duke Anderson
Dyan Cannon
Ingrid
Martin Balsam
Haskins
Ralph Meeker
Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney
Alan King
Pat Angelo
Christopher Walken
The Kid
Val Avery
Parelli aka Socks
Dick Anthony Williams
Spencer
Garrett Morris
Officer Everson
Stan Gottlieb
Pop
Paul Benjamin
Jimmy
Anthony Holland
Psychologist
Richard B. Shull
Werner
Conrad Bain
Dr. Rubicoff
Margaret Hamilton
Miss Kaler
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