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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.
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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Aug 24, 2011 · Fort Apache, The Bronx is loosely based on the experiences of Tessitore and another former officer, who were the inspiration for the main character, a cop named Murphy.
Oct 24, 2014 · Fort Apache, The Bronx Trailer 1981 Director: Daniel Petrie Starring: Danny Aiello, Ed Asner, Ken Wahl, Paul Newman, Rachel Ticotin, Official Content From Live Home Video Truth-based...
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Roger Ebert criticizes the film for being a cop-movie cliché that fails to capture the authenticity of the Bronx. He praises Paul Newman's performance and the human story, but complains about the sensational and irrelevant scenes.
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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Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 American crime drama film directed by Daniel Petrie. The film is about a hard-drinking, lonely veteran cop, Murphy ( Paul Newman ), and his young partner Corelli ( Ken Wahl ), who work in a crime-ridden precinct in the Bronx.
