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One sheet movie poster for
Sweeney 2, a 1978 British action crime drama film. It is the second theatrical spin-off from the popular 1970s British television police series, The Sweeney.
Movie Details
Release Year: 1978.
Director: Tom Clegg.
Lead Stars: John Thaw as Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as Detective Sergeant George Carter.
Supporting Cast: Denholm Elliott, Ken Hutchison, Lewis Fiander, Anna Gaël, and Nigel Hawthorne.
Plot: The film follows Detectives Regan and Carter as they track down a ruthless group of bank robbers who commit heists in Britain before returning to their base in Malta.
Relation to Series: It is a sequel to the 1977 film Sweeney!. Both films and the original TV series depict a fictionalized version of the Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad, with the name "Sweeney" derived from Cockney rhyming slang ("Sweeney Todd" for "Flying Squad"). |
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