THE ANDERSON TAPES (1971)

Duke Anderson (Sean Connery), just released from prison, puts together a gang to rob residents of a high-end apartment building in Manhattan. It's well acted by Connery and a very strong supporting team, including Diane Cannon as his girlfriend; Martin Balsam as a gay decorator who scouts the place out, and Christopher Walken, in his first movie, as a young electronics expert. All the rest of the cast are good, too, and look like real NYers. Director Sidney Lumet adds plenty of humor and irony, but they don't get in the way of the well-done heist and the police response. Ralph Meeker does a terrific comic turn as Police Capt. "Iron Balls" Delaney. Excellent entertainment.