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Plot

Paul Newman stars as an essentially decent cop patrolling that decimated, drug-and-gang-ridden borough known on the city maps as the Bronx, but known to its denizens as "Fort Apache". While Newman tries to hold on to his basic humanity and to treat even the sorriest of the people on his beat with dignity, he can't do much to convince his superiors that blind brutality is not the answer to social blight. When he witnesses fellow-cop Danny Aiello cold-bloodedly murdering a crime suspect, Newman is advised to sweep the whole incident under the rug. He refuses to do so, and as a result becomes "persona non grata" to his former friends on the force. Ed Asner co-stars as the beleaguered captain who has given up trying to treat his job as anything but a necessary evil, while Rachel Ticotin is Newman's love interest.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
125min.
DVD Release Date:
02/13/2001
Director(s):
Daniel Petrie
Starring:
Paul Newman , Ed Asner , Ken Wahl , Danny Aiello , Rachel Ticotin
Themes:
Underdogs,Fighting the System,Whistleblowers,Social Injustice,Police Corruption
Tone:
Angry,Bleak,Cynical,Downbeat,Forceful,Grim,Gritty,Passionate
Keywords:
brutality,corruption,crime,drug-trade,gang-violence,murder,police,police-officer
Language:
English