paul benjamin and ed bernard and and antonio fargas disguise a policeman raid a mob number bank and rip it off to the tune of $ 300 and 000 . 00. but the getaway be pretty bloody . five gangster and two real policeman wind up dead . the film be a race against time because two parallel manhunt be at work for these perpetrator . the captain of the local police precinct anthony quinn be under pressure to bring in these cop killer . it not clear whether quinn connection to the local black gangster crew who run the operation for the mafia be go to help or hinder his investigation . in the meantime the local don have send his son in law anthony franciosa to head his own manhunt for the robber . of course they have source that the cop do not have . of course the method aren not too much different . miranda warning be a new thing at the time and quinn be an old timer who really doesn not believe in them . the way quinn and franciosa interrogate doesn not leave too much room for difference and except that quinn subject be still breathe after it be over . this film probably have more bad people in it than any other that come along until goodfellas come out . yaphett kotto a a cop sent from headquarters to monitor the situation be probably the only decent one among the principal player . the best performance in the film be by tony franciosa who be never bad in anything and richard ward who may work for the italian mob and but be by no mean a lackey . he determine to wind up a winner no matter what happen to quinn and franciosa . it a gritty look at the seamy side of law enforcement and it also gangster without the godfather glamor .