The New Centurions (1972)

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

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)

Trailer

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