Paul Newman
Murphy
Search results
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. Although Murphy's life takes a good turn when he falls in love with young nurse ...
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.
- (7K)
- Crime, Drama
- Daniel Petrie
- 1981-02-06
Fort Apache, the Bronx. 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 ...
- (15)
- Daniel Petrie
- R
- Paul Newman
Jul 29, 2021 · 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 New...
- 125 min
- 70.3K
- Sinclair1420
Find out how to watch Fort Apache, the Bronx. Stream Fort Apache, the Bronx, watch trailers, see the cast, and more at TV Guide
- (11)
- 2 min
- R
Aug 24, 2011 · 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 up to a police ...
People also ask
Who starred in Fort Apache the Bronx?
What is Fort Apache in the Bronx known for?
Why is South Bronx called Fort Apache?
What happens in Fort Apache & the Bronx?
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.
