---
title: 'The Anderson Tapes (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lumet'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
certification: 'GP'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-anderson-tapes-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066767/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Anderson Tapes (1971)

1971 · GP · 95 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Anderson Tapes is a 1971 American crime film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery and featuring Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Garrett Morris, Margaret Hamilton, and Alan King. The screenplay by Frank Pierson was based on the 1970 epistolary novel of the same name by Lawrence Sanders, which consists primarily of transcripts of tape recordings. The film is scored by Quincy Jones and marks the feature film debut of Christopher Walken.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Pierson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-pierson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Quincy Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/quincy-jones)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur J. Ornitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-j-ornitz)

## Cast

- [Scott Jacoby](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-jacoby)
- [Garrett Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/garrett-morris)
- [Martin Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-balsam)
- [Christopher Walken](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-walken)
- [Alan King](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-king)
- [Carmine Caridi](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmine-caridi)
- [Dick Anthony Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-anthony-williams)
- [Ralph Meeker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-meeker)
- [Paula Trueman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-trueman)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery)
- [Michael Fairman](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-fairman)
- [Anthony Holland](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-holland)
- [Val Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-avery)
- [Dyan Cannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dyan-cannon)
- [Margaret Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-hamilton)

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