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Daniel PetrieDrehbuch:
Heywood GouldKamera:
John AlcottMusik:
Jonathan TunickBesetzung:
Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin, Pam Grier, Kathleen Beller, Jamie Tirelli, Paul Gleason, Donald Petrie (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Raub, Brandstiftung, Rauschgift und immer wieder Mord - das ist der Alltag in der Bronx, dem berüchtigten Stadtteil mitten in New York. Ein überragender Paul Newman spielt den Bullen Murphy, einen Polizisten, der keine Illusionen mehr hat. Er kennt jede "Ratte" dieses Stadtteils, hat sich jedoch nie damit abgefunden. Ein neuer Revierchef führt knallharte Methoden ein, und die Gewalt eskaliert. Als Murphy bei einer Straßenschlacht Zeuge eines Mordes durch einen Kollegen wird, gerät er in einen Gewissenskonflikt. (Flimmit)
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The spirit of the God-forgotten 70s (however it was not created until the early 1980s) Bronx, whose very distinctive genius loci is plays the main role. It is depicted through the unadorned daily routine of true patrolmen who just want to do their job without being annoyed by they superiors or the street rabble. Even after several decades have already passed, this movie still inspires many films and series that work with the harsh and dirty poetics of work and depict personal life of ordinary police officers. And that is why (but not only because of it) it is a genre classic movie that fully deserves its status and which, with its qualities, fully lives up to the good name it has built.
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A good film with good performances and an interesting street view. Paul Newman is classically good, and Pam Grier is beautifully crazy, but the film is still a bit too slow; it's more like a documentary that isn't well-paced enough to truly captivate. It's a shame because it started out quite promising.
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