The New Centurions

Aug 3, 1972

1h 43m

★ 6.6

The nationwide bestseller about cops - by a cop!

Overview

An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Action

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

The New Centurions Trailers

Cast

Kilvinski

George C. Scott

Roy Fehle

Stacy Keach

Dorothy Fehler

Jane Alexander

Gus

Scott Wilson

Lorrie

Rosalind Cash

Sergio

Erik Estrada

Whitey

Clifton James

Milton

Richard E. Kalk

Sergeant Anders

James B. Sikking

Wilma

Isabel Sanford

Martha

Carol Speed

Phillips

Burke Byrnes

Four stories intersect in this violent film parody. Exterminators dress as hit men and try to protect the wife of their boss, Montello. Meanwhile, the strippers at Montello's strip club, dressed as nuns, attempt to rob him. Tag-team wrestlers steal Montello's briefcase, thinking its contents are valuable. Finally, Bumpkin, running to deliver a script, loses a lot of the pages.

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7.4

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7.3

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6.2

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7.4

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7.6

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6.2

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5.1

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6.1

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6.4

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6.0

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