urban crime drama doesn not get much well and tight than this . this be absolutely one of the best and if not the best crime movie from the seventy i have see . and i have not see too many of them do after that and which can pass the test of time quite as strongly . after have see this one now several time it still hit hard every time and probably keep do it . the tension and drama be such and it do not let go easily . it be also a crime movie with some social commentary . some of the character and situation be a little exaggerated of course and but that do not take anything away from the otherwise realistic mood and style . present thing from the view of the world of crime allow them to be see culminate and be observe from the relationship of different people and group start to clash and finally boil over to a state of war . here it be 300 . 000 dollar of steal mob money that get everyone on their toe and against each other . it be a cynical view on who use who and who get the big part of the cake and survive at the end . the way of the world squeeze into a metropolis underworld . the director have use a lot of close low angle shot and hand hold camera and a minimum of lighting and which create a very realistic look and an almost claustrophobic feeling of thing and the whole city closing in on people . the viewer be either closed in too in the middle of the happening or variably block out to stay far by spectator and traffic etc . and both way be add heavily to drama and tension . strong role work and specially from quinn and kotto add even more . excellent .