Fort Apache, The Bronx
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| Fort Apache the Bronx | |
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 Movie poster for Fort Apache the Bronx IMDB 6.4/10 (1,363 votes) |
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| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Produced by | Thomas Fiorello Martin Richards |
| Written by | Heywood Gould |
| Starring | Paul Newman Ed Asner Ken Wahl Danny Aiello |
| Music by | Jonathan Tunick |
| Cinematography | John Alcott |
| Editing by | Rita Roland |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | February 6, 1981 |
| Running time | 125 minutes |
| Language | English |
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Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 in film crime drama film directed by Daniel Petrie starring Paul Newman, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin, Edward Asner and Pam Grier. The film is set in the decayed South Bronx region of New York City following the day to day activities of NYPD Officers Murphy (Newman) and Corelli (Wahl) who work out of the local police station nicknamed "Fort Apache" as it has the feeling of an army outpost in a territory foreign to the officers who work there. The precinct itself is one of the worst and most delipidated in the department approaching demolition largely staffed by officers who have been unwanted or transfered out of other precincts. Additionally, the precinct is of little use to the largely Puerto Rican community as only 4% of the officers are Hispanic in the largest non-English speaking section of the Bronx according to retiring precinct captain Dugan. Throughout the film, Corelli and Murphy's attempts to maintain law and order by protecting and serving the community are conflicted with corrupt fellow officers, a newly appointed police captain, rioting due to police brutality, and issues related to the deaths of two rookie officers at the start of the film. It was based on the book by Tom Walker.
