Directed by Don Siegel • 1968 • United States
Starring Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens
A key prototype of the gritty, morally murky police procedurals that would proliferate in the 1970s, this lean, mean urban thriller from Don Siegel stars Richard Widmark as the eponymous New York City detective, whose questionable ethics lead to clashes with his moralistic commissioner (Henry Fonda). When Madigan and his partner (Harry Guardino) lose their guns to a hoodlum in a raid gone wrong, they’re given just seventy-two hours to scour Spanish Harlem and bring the fugitive to justice.
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Bye Bye Braverman
Directed by Sidney Lumet • 1968 • United States
Starring George Segal, Jack Warden, Joseph WisemanDirector Sidney Lumet made his first foray into comedy with this wildly irreverent farce, rich in 1960s New York City flavor and Borscht Belt humor. When their buddy, the writer Leslie Braverman (“...
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Born to Win
Directed by Ivan Passer • 1971 • United States
Starring George Segal, Karen Black, Paula PrentissJ (George Segal), a former New York City hairdresser turned heroin junkie, sees his life spiral out of control as he bounces between committing petty crimes, a new relationship with a free-spirited ...
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Cotton Comes to Harlem
Directed by Ossie Davis • 1970 • United States
Starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin LockhartAcclaimed actor and filmmaker Ossie Davis directs this rollicking blend of gritty neonoir and buddy-cop comedy, one of the first and most influential of the cycle of Blaxploitation fil...
