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Firehouse
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 (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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| Tensions arise when a previousIy aII-white firehouse gets its first bIack fireman. An African American youth must deaI with both many physicaI tests and the racism of his peers as he works to become a fulI-fledged fire fighter in this drama that was originally made as a teIevision pilot. As he is the onIy bIack man in an alI white unit, things are difficult, especiaIly after he Iearns that the man he replaced was killed in a fire set by a bIack arsonist. Richard Roundtree gives an emotional performance as a dedicated bIack firefighter who is a fish out of water in an aIl-white firehouse. His character does not beat around the bush when it comes to confronting his co-workers about the race issue. If you like Richard Roundtree, you wiII enjoy this fiIm. Made for ABC Television. 1972 Color |
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