The New Centurions

★★★★★

“The nationwide bestseller about cops - by a cop!”

1972 · 1 h 43 min

Directed by Richard Fleischer · USA · Classical Hollywood

ActionCrimeDrama

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Cast

George C. Scott Stacy Keach Jane Alexander Scott Wilson Rosalind Cash Erik Estrada

Credits

Written by: Stirling Silliphant

Plot

An idealistic rookie joins the LAPD and learns the job from an older cop.

Sinekatalog’s take

Richard Fleischer's police drama, with George C. Scott and Stacy Keach, is gritty and episodic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (3,897 votes)
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