The read
Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do. Most of the 573 1970s action movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes23%
Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do.
72 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard RushDirector
- Robert KaufmanScreenplay
- Dominic FrontiereOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alan ArkinBean
- James CaanFreebie
- Loretta SwitMeyers' Wife
- Jack KruschenRed Meyers
- Mike KellinLt. Rosen
- Paul KosloWhitey
- Linda MarshFreebie's Girl
- John GarwoodChauffeur
- Alex RoccoD.A.
- Valerie HarperConsuelo
- Christopher MorleyTransvestite
- Bruce MackeyFloorwalker
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Themes
policesan francisco, california