sweeney!

Director: david wickes

Actor: john thaw,dennis waterman,barry foster,ian bannen

Data Published: Thu Jan 20 1977

Genres: Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller

Key Words: 1970s,framed,female nudity,poliziottesco,british poliziottesco

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076788/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney!_(1977_film)

Description: Sweeney! is a movie starring John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, and Barry Foster. Hard-bitten Flying Squad officer Jack Regan gets embroiled in a deadly political plot when an old friend asks him to investigate the death of his girlfriend....

Plot: The film followed DI Regan and DS Carter as they became embroiled in a deadly political scandal. One of the leading members of the British government, Charles Baker (Ian Bannen), is about to secure a huge deal with OPEC, stabilising the world oil market and boosting Britain's position within it. Baker is the rising star of the government, regarded as a future prime minister, and he is closely controlled by his urbane, manipulative American press secretary Elliot McQueen (Barry Foster). When Regan investigates the mysterious death of a prostitute (Lynda Bellingham) as a favour to one of his informants, he becomes aware that Baker and McQueen might be involved. A spate of killings follow - which sees Regan take on both the criminals and the hierarchy of the Metropolitan Police and the British security services. The outcome of the film was similar to that of the Profumo affair, though with a typical Sweeney bittersweet ending.