Underplayed Gems

The New Centurions (1972)

The New Centurions poster
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 76 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two police officers patrol the streets of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. The older veteran cop is nearing retirement and the new rookie learns the harsh realities of the job.

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What happens

The New Centurions is a 1972 American neo-noir action crime film based on the 1971 novel of the same name by author and policeman (both at that time) Joseph Wambaugh. It stars George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jane Alexander, Rosalind Cash, Erik Estrada, and James Sikking, and was directed by Richard Fleischer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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