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BranniganBrannigan (1975)
Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson
Effective late–career casting for Wayne, playing a Chicago cop who pursues a criminal across the Atlantic to London. Although featuring a…
French Connection 2, TheFrench Connection 2, The (1975)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson
Hackman reprises his role as Lt. Doyle, where unfinished business leads him to perilous encounters on French soil.
Super Cops, TheSuper Cops, The (1974)
Dir. Gordon Parks Snr.
Feat. Ron Leibman, David Selby, Pat Hingle
70's buddy cop movie which was released almost simultaneously with the more well–known and similar SERPICO, and lifted from relative obscurity…
Magnum ForceMagnum Force (1973)
Dir. Ted Post
Feat. Clint Eastwood
Dirty Harry sequel in which supercool Clint tracks down a ruthless vigilante ring. The irony is purely intentional.
SerpicoSerpico (1973) Recommended
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Al Pacino
Pacino plays a tough, non–conformist cop who exposes police corruption and suffers persecution. Influential, authentic crime drama.
Stone Killer, TheStone Killer, The (1973)
Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Jack Colvin
Charles Bronson and director Michael Winner duet for this pre–DEATH WISH actioner about a disgraced NYC cop who joins the L.A.P.D. where he…
Across 110th StreetAcross 110th Street (1972) Recommended
Dir. Barry Shear
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa
Three black youths steal from the mob, urging Anthony Quinn to prevent an explosion of ethnic unrest. A brutal excursion through the streets of 70s…
Dirty HarryDirty Harry (1971) Recommended
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Clint Eastwood
Classic genre film with Clint Eastwood as Inspector Callaghan, a dynamic cop determined to bring in a psycho–killer, even if he has to break a…
French Connection, TheFrench Connection, The (1971) Recommended
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider
An influential crime picture based on the largest narcotics seizure of all time. Won the Oscar for Best Picture for its realistic portrait of New…
Organization, TheOrganization, The (1971)
Dir. Don Medford
Feat. Sidney Poitier
Poitier takes on heroin traffickers in an adept second sequel to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.

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