
A group of new police recruits takes to patrolling the streets of Los Angeles. Roy Fehler is a law student with a family and has joined the LAPD until he can complete his degree. He's partnered with veteran patrolman Kilvinski and they soon develop a good rapport. On the street the policemen are exposed to the seedier side of life but Kilvinski is a fair cop and a good teacher. Over time however, Fehler comes to love the work and both his family and his studies fall by the wa... (Full plot summary below)
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A group of new police recruits takes to patrolling the streets of Los Angeles. Roy Fehler is a law student with a family and has joined the LAPD until he can complete his degree. He's partnered with veteran patrolman Kilvinski and they soon develop a good rapport. On the street the policemen are exposed to the seedier side of life but Kilvinski is a fair cop and a good teacher. Over time however, Fehler comes to love the work and both his family and his studies fall by the wayside. Kilvinsky retires and Fehler loses his way, drinking heavily. Fehler's wife leaves him and he soon hits bottom. Just as he begins to get his life in order, fate intervenes.
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| User ReviewPatrick DAbsolutely brutal. I'd recommend this movie to anyone that's interested in a Law Enforcement career. Scott and Keach give the performances of a lifetime. |
| User ReviewJan DThis is director Richard Fleischer's masterpiece, it is also the best damn cop movie ever made. George C. Scott and Stacy Keach are both spot on. Their performances are both believable and layered. "The New Centurions" is a brutally honest and bleak look at L.A. and the men who policed it in the 70s. |
| User ReviewGeorge HI don't think I've ever seen a better cop flick. This is a brutally honest portrayal of the cops that policed the seedy street's of Los Angeles during the 1970s. Stacy Keach and George C. Scott are both amazing in this. And I'm once again reminded that they are two of the finest American character actors of all time. A believable, gritty and moving film. Richard Fleischer never made a finer movie. And I always thought that "The French Connection" was the best cop movie ever made.... |
| User ReviewRod WExcellent movie very hard hitting George C Scott and cast at their very best. |
| User ReviewBill BA watchable (if predictable) cop drama set in 60's era Los Angeles, the performances are decent and the only thing I'd really hold against this film is the fact that it now feels somewhat familiar. Realistically, this film most likely predates most things I've seen that make it feel familiar, so that's not exactly a reasonable detriment to hold against it. Recommended. |
| User ReviewAlex BAn exceptional, much more mature than usual, seemingly very influential police drama, though it rather artificially (optimistically?) diffuses racial tensions, and the characterization of the wife leaves something to be desired (I'm all in favor of the new girlfriend--consider that he goes to her after getting dragged through a white picket fence by a car-driving white hooker). |
| User ReviewBrad WA top rate police procedural from Joe Waumbaugh's book. |
| User ReviewShawn WA top rate police procedural from Joe Waumbaugh's book. |
| User ReviewChristophe CLES FLICS NE DORMENT PAS LA NUIT en vf. Chronique sur les flics de nuit dans le Los Angeles de 1972, sur les risques du mà (C)tier et son importance dans leur vie personnelle. Assez juste et même touchant par moments. Pas un grand film mais une histoire assez attachante. |
| User ReviewMichael WWell cast 70s cop flick has veteran breaking in a rookie recruit to the beat in a tough East LA precinct. Not quite a recruiting endorsement for aspiring police officers. Film could have been better if it avoided being overdramatic in places, you knew it would end tragically. Based on a book written by a former cop. |