Trailer
Summary
Officer Lacy is an 18-year veteran of the New York Police Department who finds himself demoted from detective back to patrol duty for his violent tendencies and trigger-happy behavior.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 64
Audience score75%
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for dramas, −7 min on the typical 109
typical 109102Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1975
December 14, 1975
51 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
20 of 20
Don MurrayEdward A. Lacy
Diahn WilliamsSally Deveraux
James Earl JonesRabbit Shazam
Lilia SkalaEdna Broderick
George S. IrvingReilly
Treat WilliamsBillings
Charles SiebertBaker
Hank GarrettBuckley
Dick Anthony WilliamsDistrict Attorney Winston- MBMel BergerArco
- VSVirginia SandifurEllen Lacy
Ron WeyandCaptain Stark
Conchata FerrellAnnie, the Bartender
Josh MostelVictor- MMMike MearianT.V. Announcer
- JJJerry JarrettCoroner
Danny DeVitoHarry
Debbie HarrySinger (uncredited)
Chris SteinGuitarist (uncredited)- TNTony NunziataRocker (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Ivan Nagy Director
Writing · 1
- Don Petersen Writer
Production · 5
- Robert Liberman Executive Producer
- Stanley Plotnick Executive Producer
- Thomas J. McGrath Producer
- Madeline Kampman Casting
- Charles Hirsch Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Andrzej Bartkowiak Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Susan Steinberg Editor
Sound · 2
- Tom Mandel Original Music Composer
- Brad Fiedel Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Alan Herman Art Direction
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