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Feb 6, 1981 · Fort Apache the Bronx: Directed by Daniel Petrie. With Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello. In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
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- Crime, Drama
- Daniel Petrie
- 1981-02-06
Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 American crime drama film directed by Daniel Petrie. The film stars Paul Newman as Murphy, a hard-drinking, lonely veteran cop, and Ken Wahl as his young partner, Corelli, both of whom work in a crime-ridden precinct in the Bronx.
Dealing with everyday police work in a notoriously difficult area of New York, a policeman struggles to preserve a sense of moral decency despite his colleagues more ruthless methods. When a boy ...
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- Daniel Petrie
- R
- Paul Newman
Fort Apache, The Bronx. It's sort of insidious, the way a formula can take over and smother a good idea for a movie. “Fort Apache, The Bronx” apparently began as such an idea. It's said to be based on the experiences of a couple of real cops in the worst area of New York's Bronx.
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country.
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Murphy is an honest policeman whose beat is the dangerous South Bronx. He performs his job well and treats people with dignity in the the drug and gang infested neighborhood. But Murphy's superior officers maintain a policy of brutality in dealing with the locals.
