The Organization (film)
The Organization | |
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The Mirisch Corporation | |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Organization is a 1971
Plot
After a break-in at the San Francisco headquarters of a company, the police are called in. One of the executives has been murdered, and the security guard has been bludgeoned. It is not a simple robbery, as the executive was killed by shots from two different guns, nothing was stolen, and there are several other unexplained facts.
Tibbs agrees to help the group if they co-operate with him. One member of the group is hunted down and beaten by the drug pushers and another is murdered. Tibbs himself comes under suspicion from his superiors when the narcotics division tie him to the stolen drugs, whereupon he is removed from the case and suspended.
He persuades one of his colleagues to help him with information on the bogus company behind the
Once the exchange takes place one of the other revolutionaries 'robs' the suitcase containing the money. The drug dealer shoots a policeman and tries to get away but is tackled by Juan and arrested. Juan notes the license plate on the car of the criminal executive who had come to supervise the deal. The revolutionary escapes with money, pursued by some of the gang through the construction site for the unfinished
Tibbs goes to the house of the wife of the security guard. When Tibbs' colleague arrives, Tibbs confronts the wife, accuses her of being a runner for the gang, shows heroin in a package she has just brought home, and tells her she can choose between prison or being killed by the mob like her husband. She gives in and identifies the two chiefs of the organization.
The chiefs are arrested by a large group of police officers, including Tibbs. When they are taken to the police car, a mob hit-man takes them out before they can talk. Tibbs now sees that he won a battle but is losing a war.
Cast
- Virgil Tibbs
- Barbara McNair as Valerie Tibbs
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Lieutenant Pecora
- Sheree North as Mrs. Morgan
- Fred Beir as Bob Alford
- Raúl Juliáas Juan
- James A. Watson Jr. as Stacy Baker
- Billy Green Bush as Dave Thomas
- Ron O'Neal as Joe Peralez
- Lani Miyazaki as Annie Sekido
- Demond Wilson as Charlie Blossom
- Bernie Hamilton as Lieutenant Jessop
- Daniel J. Travanti as Sergeant Chassman
- Garry Walberg as Captain Stacy
- John Lasell as Zach Mills
- Max Gail as Rudy
- Ross Hagen as Chet
- Paul Jenkins as Tony
- Allen Garfield as Benjy
- Graham Jarvis as William Martin
- Johnny Haymer as John Bishop
- Charles H. Gray as Night Watchman
- Richard C. Adams as Dan
- Jarion Monroe as Larry French
- George Spell as Andy Tibbs
- Wanda Spell as Ginger Tibbs
- Oscar Beregi Jr. as Andre - Drug Lord (uncredited)
- John Alvin as Forensic Officer (uncredited)
- Mark Tapscott as Captain Grayson (uncredited)
- Ganga Narayana Das as Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Release on DVD and HD
The Organization was released on Region One DVD in 2001 and in Region Two in 2003.[1] In 2010 it was digitized in High Definition (1080i) and broadcast on MGM HD.
Reception
Critical response
The film received largely poor reviews from critics.
Box office
The film opened in 18 cities in the United States and Canada and was number one at the US box office for the week.[4] It grossed $1,260,233 in its first 12 days.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "The Organization released in Region 1 and Region 2". September 8, 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (November 23, 1971). "The Organization movie review (1971)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via RogerEbert.com.
- ^ Weiler, A. H. (October 21, 1971). "Four Features Begin Their Runs Here:Poitier Is Virgil Tibbs in 'The Organization'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. 3 November 1971. p. 11.
- ^ ""The Organization" Takes On 18 Cities (advertisement)". Variety. 3 November 1971. p. 19.
External links
- The Organization at IMDb
- The Organization at AllMovie
- The Organization at the TCM Movie Database
- The Organization at the American Film Institute Catalog