The Cops Are Robbers

Dec 9, 1990

1h 33m

★ 3.0

Overview

Made-for-TV drama about one of the largest crimes in history—the 1980 robbery of the Boston Depositors Trust by a group of policemen. Capt. Gerry Clemente is the leader of a gang of rotten cops who take their piece of Boston's criminal offerings. The crimes are petty at first, but soon, Clemente sets his sights on a bank that promises a big score. Can the gang pull it off before a case is built against them?

Genres

Drama

Crime

TV Movie

Production Companies

World International Network (WIN)

The Kushner-Locke Company

Commonwealth Films

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Cast

Ray Sharkey

Ed Asner

George Kennedy

Steve Railsback

James Keach

Franc Luz

Robert F. Lyons

James Morrison

Cheryl Paris

Edward Wiley

Joe Santos

Paul Lambert

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6.3

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7.0

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5.4

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6.5

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6.1

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