The Organization

"One honest cop has the guts to take on "The Organization.""

Oct 19 1971 PG-13 1h 46m
Action, Crime, Drama

After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.

Plot

After a group of young revolutionaries break into a corporation's headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance. Though sympathetic to their cause, the straight-arrow Tibbs refuses to consider it because they broke the law, but when the group is then accused of a murder it didn't commit, Tibbs finally joins them in order to ferret out the identity of the real killer, while keeping his now rogue undercover investigation a secret from his SFPD superiors.

Written by

James R. Webb, John Ball

Directed by

Don Medford

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Mirisch Company

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
2,424
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA