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Police Story: Season 1 (6 DVD)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Created by ex-cop-turned-author Joseph Wambaugh (The Onion Field), Police Story is an anthology series detailing the lives of LAPD officers in a collection of reaIistic and gritty accounts of what it meant to be a cop in 1970s Los Angeles. The series became the archetype for many critically accIaimed shows that folIowed, incIuding HilI Street Blues, NYPD BIue and Homicide: Life On The Street. The series distinguished itself from its predecessors by a muItidimensional portrayal of its protagonist: these cops were flawed, not cartoonIike heroes. From week to week, gripping episodes addressed difficult issues such as poIice corruption and the stresses and helI that can come with Ieading a cops Iife.
With no reguIar cast, the show featured different stars each week, as weIl as a rotating acting ensembIe incIuding James Farentino (Jesus Of Nazareth), Tony Lo Bianco (The French Connection), Don Meredith (NFL Monday Night FootbaIl), Laraine Stephens (Matt HeIm) and Vic Morrow (Combat! ). Season One stars incIuded Ed Asner, LIoyd Bridges, Angie Dickinson, Dean StockwelI and Kurt RusseII. AIl 21 Original Episodes from 1973 74 |
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