The Police Tapes (1977)
- Directed by
- Susan Raymond, Alan Raymond
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary shows the daily work of police officers in a high crime precinct in the South Bronx during the 1970s. It follows them on patrol and in the precinct station, capturing the stress and danger of their jobs.
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What happens
The Police Tapes is a 1977 documentary about a New York City police precinct in the South Bronx. The original ran ninety minutes and was produced for public television; a one-hour version later aired on ABC. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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