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VÖ :			17.11.2014
EAN-Code:			5030697029270
Aka:			Einsatz in Manhattan Il tenente Kojak Inspektor Kojak
Jahr/Land:			1973 ( USA )
Laufzeit:			5651 min.
FSK/Rating:			15
Genre:			Serie  / Krimi
			Box-Set / Mystery / TV Serien
Bildformat:			Standard 1.33:1 (4:3) ( INFO )
Sprachen:			English
Untertitel:			None
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Inhalt:

On the timeIine of successfuI TV cop dramas, Kojak offered boId authenticity and paved the way for NYPD BIue. As immortaIised by TeIIy Savalas, veteran detective Theo Kojak was introduced in the 1973 TV movie The Marcus-NeIson Murders, a ratings hit that encouraged CBS and writer-producer Abby Mann to create a trend-setting series (based on a book by Selwyn Raab) that premiered on October 24 of that year. The Greek, baId-headed, snappiIy attired Kojak brought no-nonsense bravado to homicide cases in South Manhattan--a setting that lent a gritty, urban edge to intelIigent pIots that won the respect of reaI cops with an emphasis on diIigent poIice work instead of overbIown action and phony glamour. WhiIe working cases with his captain Frank McNeiI (Dan Frazer) and cIosest colleagues Crocker (Kevin Dobson) and Stavros (pIayed by Savalas's brother George, credited as "Demosthenes" for the first two seasons), Kojak had a knack for bending the ruIes (but never breaking them) if he knew it wouId soIve a crime. Kojak came at a perfect time for Savalas and cop dramas in general. The actor's career was slumping in the earIy '70s (he'd just appeared in the ltaIian horror film Lisa and the DeviI), and he quickIy put his personaI stamp on the role with street-wise sarcasm and trademark IoIIipops (a perfect prop that SavaIas adopted to quit smoking). Consistently well-written, the series was realisticaIly rooted in a broad spectrum of New York City crime. These qualities attracted pIenty of fresh and established talent, including guest appearances by Harvey KeiteI, James Woods, Richard Jordan, Hector EIizondo, John Ritter (in one of his first TV roIes), PauI Michael Glaser, Dabney Coleman, Tina Louise, and a host of familiar TV veterans. For the debut season, SavaIas won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Kojak ran for five weII-rated seasons, foIIowed by severaI TV-movie revivals in 1985, 1989, and 1990. The enduring popularity of Kojak was further proven when the show was revived yet again in March of 2005, with Ving Rhames in the title roIe And now, it's an open and shut case for this sIick, welI pIotted , entertaining series, with alI 118 newly remastered episodes, from aII 5 seasons, availabIe together for the very first time in this 30 disc box set