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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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- Crime, Drama
- Daniel Petrie
- 1981-02-06
Aug 24, 2011 · Joel Rose. Fort Apache, The Bronx opens in an empty lot full of rubble, as a graffiti-covered subway car rumbles by on an elevated track. A strung-out prostitute, played by Pam Grier, walks...
Nov 16, 2017 · Ralph Friedman served as a police officer during the 1970s and ’80s, during which time he walked the beat in the crime-addled 41st precinct of the South Bronx, nicknamed “Fort Apache.” Throughout his career he’s made more than 2,000 arrests, and when he retired in 1984 he was the most decorated detective in NYPD history.
Jun 11, 2017 · The stories flowed like the cold beer at a reunion of the infamous Four-One, dubbed “Fort Apache” back in the early ’70s when the unforgiving slice of the South Bronx was home to a staggering...
“Fort Apache, The Bronx” apparently began as such an idea. It's said to be based on the experiences of a couple of real cops in the worst area of New York's Bronx. The area looks like a bomb site, with burned-out buildings and people.
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From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country.
