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The Take is a 1974 British-American action neo noir crime drama film directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Billy Dee Williams, Eddie Albert, Frankie Avalon, Sorrell Booke, Tracy Reed, and Albert Salmi. It is based on the 1970 novel Sir, You Bastard by G. F. Newman.
The Take: Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis. With Billy Dee Williams, Eddie Albert, Frankie Avalon, Sorrell Booke. Crime fighter Terry Sneed arrives in New Mexico to help out a local police chief - but he's already taking money from the underworld.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Robert Hartford-Davis
- 1974-05
The Take is a 1974 British-American action neo noir crime drama film directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Billy Dee Williams, Eddie Albert, Frankie Avalon, Sorrell Booke, Tracy Reed, and Albert Salmi.
A policeman (Billy Dee Williams) in New Mexico takes payoff money but still manages to go after a racketeer (Vic Morrow).
- Robert Hartford-Davis
- Action
- Billy Dee Williams
From the makers of BLACK GUNN, THE TAKE stars Billy Dee Williams but significantly dials down the blaxploitation angle. It's a meandering and confusing police corruption thriller that never really catches fire after a terrific opening action sequence.
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- World Film Services
- Robert Hartford-Davis
The Take. 1974 · 1 hr 33 min. PG. Action · Crime. A New Mexico police lieutenant accepting bribes from a well-organized syndicate attempts to break up the mob in an effort to impress his superiors. Subtitles: English. Starring: Billy Dee Williams Eddie Albert Frankie Avalon Sorrell Booke Vic Morrow Albert Salmi. Directed by: Robert Hartford-Davis.
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A police lieutenant who is taking bribes is keeping a front within the department by impressing his superior officers with his work on breaking up a big criminal gang.
