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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Sturges |
| Stars: |
Eddie Albert |
| Actors: |
Colleen Dewhurst |
| Genre: |
Action/Adventure |
| Subgenre: |
Thieves · Vengeance · Cops |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
085391114031 |
| Release Date: |
1974 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 51min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 51min Release Company: Warner Home Video (May 03, 2005) UPC: 012569692299 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 51min Release Company: Warner Home Video (May 23, 1995) UPC: 085391114031 |
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| Details: |
John Wayne, prized as a right-wing icon during the late 1960s and early 1970s, was often critical of Clint Eastwood during this period for the violent bleakness of his Westerns and the take-no-prisoners attitude of his Dirty Harry character. Apparently, he changed his tune, at least for the duration of this film's production, in which he stars as Lt. Lon McQ, an aging Seattle detective. When his best friend, narcotics cop Stan Boyle (William Bryant), kills two policemen before himself being shot, McQ's boss, Capt. Ed Kosterman (Eddie Albert), believes it to be the work of radicals, so he orders a roundup of same. McQ, however, believes that drug dealer Manny Santiago (Al Lettieri) might be responsible, since he's hired some shooters for what McQ believes is an imminent heist. This turns out to be the theft of impounded narcotics evidence, but when Santiago opens the glassine bags and finds only sugar, McQ realizes that his own department is corrupt. Furious at Kosterman because of his refusal to accept t... |
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