# The Alpha Caper

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{{Infobox television
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| alt_name           = '''''The Inside Job'''''
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| genre              = {{hlist|Crime|Thriller|Drama}}
| creator            = 
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| writer             = [Elroy Schwartz](/source/Elroy_Schwartz)
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| director           = Robert Michael Lewis
| starring           = [Henry Fonda](/source/Henry_Fonda)<br>[Leonard Nimoy](/source/Leonard_Nimoy)<br>[Larry Hagman](/source/Larry_Hagman)
| music              = [Oliver Nelson](/source/Oliver_Nelson)
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| executive_producer = [Harve Bennett](/source/Harve_Bennett)
| producer           = [Aubrey Schenck](/source/Aubrey_Schenck)
| location           = Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California
| cinematography     = [Enzo Martinelli](/source/Enzo_Martinelli)
| editor             = [Les Green](/source/Les_Green)
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| runtime            = 85 minutes
| company            = [Universal Television](/source/Universal_Television)<br>[Silverton Productions](/source/Silverton_Productions)
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| network            = [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company)
| released           = {{Start date|1973|10|06}} 
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'''''The Alpha Caper''''' (also known as '''''The Inside Job''''') is a 1973 American [made-for-television](/source/television_film)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069693/fullcredits/|title = The Alpha Caper (TV Movie 1973) - IMDb|website = [IMDb](/source/IMDb)}}</ref> [crime thriller film](/source/crime_film) directed by Robert Michael Lewis. It stars [Henry Fonda](/source/Henry_Fonda) as an embittered parole officer forced into early retirement, who decides to take revenge against the city officials by stealing a gold shipment being moved to a new depository.  The [television film](/source/television_film) was the final production of producer [Aubrey Schenck](/source/Aubrey_Schenck) and was a [television pilot](/source/television_pilot) for an American television series called ''Crime''.<ref>Goldberg, Lee ''Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989'' Adventures in Television, 5 Jul 2015</ref>

==Cast==
*[Henry Fonda](/source/Henry_Fonda) as Mark Forbes
*[Leonard Nimoy](/source/Leonard_Nimoy) as Mitch
*[James McEachin](/source/James_McEachin) as Scat
*[Larry Hagman](/source/Larry_Hagman) as Tudor
*[Elena Verdugo](/source/Elena_Verdugo) as Hilda
*[John Marley](/source/John_Marley) as Lee Saunders
*[Noah Beery, Jr.](/source/Noah_Beery%2C_Jr.) as Harry Balsam
*[Paul Kent](/source/Paul_Kent_(actor)) as John Woodbury
*[James B. Sikking](/source/James_B._Sikking) as Henry Kellner
*[Vic Tayback](/source/Vic_Tayback) as Policeman #1
*[Kenneth Tobey](/source/Kenneth_Tobey) as Police Captain

==See also==
* [List of American films of 1973](/source/List_of_American_films_of_1973)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0069693}}
* ''[Time Out Film Guide](/source/Time_Out_Film_Guide)'', 2009 Edition

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Category:1973 films
Category:1973 television films
Category:1973 English-language films
Category:1973 crime thriller films
Category:American Broadcasting Company original films
Category:American heist films
Category:Films produced by Harve Bennett
Category:Television pilots not picked up as a series
Category:Films directed by Robert Michael Lewis
Category:1973 American films
Category:English-language crime thriller films

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