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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.
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Clifford David (June 30, 1928 – November 30, 2017) was an...
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Aug 24, 2011 · On Location: 'Fort Apache,' A War Zone In The Bronx In 1981, a film about police under fire in an embattled New York neighborhood ignited protests from local residents who demanded that the...
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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 , and his young partner Corelli , who work in a crime-ridden precinct in the Bronx.
The 1981 film Fort Apache, The Bronx is another film that used the Bronx's gritty image for its storyline. The movie's title is from the nickname for the 41st Police Precinct in the South Bronx which was nicknamed "Fort Apache".
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“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.
Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 American crime drama movie directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Paul Newman, Ed Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Pam Grier, Miguel Piñero. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox .