what you saw in bullitt and the french connection be nothing compare to what you have here . the chase go on for nearly 15 minute and be the best you will ever see . this movie have become a classic crime drama from the heyday of 70 film making . it a gritty and realistic portrayal of the mean street of new york city . feature one of the slick wise guy ever put on screen and tony lo bianco behavior in this movie be cool a ice . he rip off his own associate and make it look like the police be responsible . his childhood friend and roy scheider and be a street detective who become puzzle by the disappearance of the mobster . you can tell that lo bianco enjoy the game throughout the movie . at time though and the film get dull and but then right when you feel like give up on it and something big happens and it pull you back in . the score by don ellis set the tone of the cold and gray wintertime in new york city and to top it all off and my man joe spinell show up in an early role a toredano the garage man . score and positive star .