The Organization
1971, 108 minutes, Rated M
Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier (In the Heat of the Night) reprises his role as Lt. Virgil Tibbs in this taut drama that exposes the ruthless, high-stakes world of international drug trafficking. Co-starring Raul Julia (Presumed Innocent), this "action-packed" (Variety) crime thriller is "edge-of-the seat entertainment" (Los Angeles Times)!
Under the cover of darkness, six masked figures raid a seemingly respectable furniture factory -- and steal a multimillion-dollar cache of heroin! But these are no ordinary crooks. They're a passionate band of former users-turned-vigilantes whose frustration with the law's inability to combat the city's drug problem spurs them to take on a powerful narcotics ring. After contacting Tibbs, they confess to the break-in, beg him to keep silent and ask for his help. But once he reluctantly agrees to operate outside the law, Tibbs soon finds himself at odds with the police and a ruthless drug syndicate that will stop at nothing to silence him!
- Director:
- Don Medford [2],
- Starring:
- Sheree North [4], Fred Beir [1], Barbara McNair [3], Sidney Poitier [16], Raul Julia [13], Gerald S. O'Loughlin [1], Allen Garfield [7],
- Screen Formats:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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