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Fort Apache the Bronx

Fort Apache the Bronx

1981Movie⏱️ 2h 5mR
CrimeDrama
6.7
IMDB Rating
7,661 votes

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.

Director
Daniel Petrie
Writers
Heywood Gould, Thomas Mulhearn, Pete Tessitore
Stars
Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl
Release Date
February 6, 1981
Language
English, Spanish
Country
United States
💬 60
Reviews
📋 7.4K
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🎭 Top Cast

Paul Newman
Paul Newman
as Murphy
Edward Asner
Edward Asner
as Connolly
Ken Wahl
Ken Wahl
as Corelli
Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello
as Morgan
Rachel Ticotin
Rachel Ticotin
as Isabella
Pam Grier
Pam Grier
as Charlotte
Kathleen Beller
Kathleen Beller
as Theresa
👤
Tito Goya
as Jumper
👤
Miguel Pinero
as Hernando
Jamie Tirelli
Jamie Tirelli
as José

💰 Box Office

$29,200,000
Worldwide Gross
$29,200,000
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Charlotte Street, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Time Life Films, Producers Circle

🏷️ Keywords

police stationbronx new york citycop killernew york citypolice brutality

🎯 Categories

CrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Underrated, almost cinema vérité look at the "Bronx Zoo" of the 1970s
by valis6662007-10-17
7/10

"I was a bit taken aback when reading through the external reviews and seeing notable critics like Roger Ebert generally panning this movie. Not that it's a high water mark of film making, but a stylish, gritty, well-constructed movie, certainly. The one major distracting element is Paul Newman. His performance is not at fault by any standards, in fact he was very good, but in this dark look at inner city dwellers and how they're prisoners of the crime and poverty that surrounds them, one of Hollywood's most notable actors just sticks out like a sore thumb. Again, not through an..."

💡 Did You Know?

Most of the movie was shot on location, and the area really was so dilapidated that set designers barely had to do anything to make it look so apocalyptic.

📖 Synopsis

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.