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Foster and Laurie is a 1975 made-for-TV movie. It is the story of two NYCPD officers, Gregory Philip Foster and Rocco W. Laurie, who were murdered while on patrol in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City in 1972.
- Drama
Nov 13, 1975 · Foster & Laurie: Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey. With Perry King, Dorian Harewood, Talia Shire, Jonelle Allen. The story of two New York City police officers, one white and one black, their ambush and murder by black revolutionaries and the efforts to hunt down and capture their killers.
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- Crime, Drama
- John Llewellyn Moxey
- 1975-11-13
Foster and Laurie (1975) Dorian Harewood, Perry King, Jonelle Allen, Talia Shire. manfocused. 18.9K subscribers. 77K views 8 years ago. PLEASE NOTE: A message will appear across the screen...
- 96 min
- 78K
- manfocused
Apr 21, 2022 · In flashback, the film traces the law-enforcement careers of African American Gregory Foster and Italian American Rocco Laurie. Friends as well as partners, Foster and Laurie endeavor to improve community relations in their crime-ridden Lower East Side precinct–which results in their being murdered by three militant extremists, who ...
This was a film chronicle of the true-life story of two New York City patrolmen who in 1972 were killed in a brutal ambush, victims of militant extremists attempting to create a wave of terror in the police department.
- John Llewellyn Moxey
- Perry King
Foster and Laurie is the true story of the murder of two New York City policeman by black revolutionaries. Outstanding performances by the cast all the way around. The made for TV movie tells the parallel stories of the policemen and their assassins leading up to the murders in flashback style.
New York patrolmen Gregory Foster (Dorian Harewood) and Rocco Laurie (Perry King) are ambushed by militant radicals in 1972.
- Drama
