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My New PartnerMy New Partner (Les Ripoux) (1984) Recommended
Dir. Claude Zidi
Feat. Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte
The genial Phillipe Noiret plays a slobbish corrupt cop saddled with a straight–laced partner in this hilarious caper comedy. It's a delight…
Onion Field, The (1979)
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. James Woods, John Savage
Sporadically intense drama based on a real–life cop–killing in 1960s California, notable for James Woods' creepy debut as, you guessed…
MadiganMadigan (1967)
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda
Possibly the last film in which cops and crooks dress in snappy fedora hats and dark coats, a craggy Richard Widmark plays the addled NY Inspector…
Z Cars (TV Series)Z Cars (TV Series) (1962)
Feat. Brian Blessed, Joseph Brady
Three episodes of the vintage British police series including the very first story.
FBI Story, The (1959)
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton
This official ‘biopic’ of the FBI, seen through the eyes of career agent James Stewart from 1924 to the late 1950s, has sturdy…
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) (1958- 1964)
Feat. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Sammy Jr. Davis, Roger Moore
Efrem Zimbalist and Roger Smith are dashing young PI's in this slick police TV series from the 60s. Two eps. include guest appearances from Sammy…
Blue Lamp, TheBlue Lamp, The (1950)
Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Patrick Doonan, Jack Warner
A confident, precisely–judged thriller set in post–war London, with feral petty–crooks Dirk Bogarde and Patrick Doonan being hunted…

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