Subgenre Sampler
Policier: 430 Films to Buy & Rent
Kojak (TV Series) (1973-1978)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Telly Savalas, Ned Beatty
- Popular 70s cop show that turned Telly Savalas's funky, lollipop sucking, glow–domed police lieutenant into a cultural icon. Highly quotable,…
Kojak Collection, The (The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The Belarus File, The Price of Justice) (1973-1987)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent, Robert Markowitz, Alan Metzger
Feat. Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, Jose Ferrer…
- Telly Savalas stars as the tough but witty sleuth who became a small screen icon in the 1970's. This set features the three feature–length TV…
Laughing Policeman, The (1973)
- Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Anthony Zerbe
- Police procedural loosely based on the Swedish novel of the same name, set in the aftermath of a horrific shootout on a public bus.
A detective…
Magnum 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.
Offence, The (1973)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant…
- One of the better Lumet films. Sean Connery – in a rare impressive performance – as a British cop who loses control while interrogating a…
Revolver (Blood in the Streets) (1973)
- Dir. Sergio Sollima
Feat. Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi
- Equal turns punchy and preposterous, this 'spaghetti crime thriller' involves a prison warden (Reed) who is drawn into an intricate web of deceit…
Serpico (1973)
- 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, 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 Street (1972)
- 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 Money (Un Flic) (1972)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve
- Final film by the suspense–specialist Melville (LE SAMOURAI), spins a familiar tale of cops and bank–robbers involving Alain Delon,…