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The Choirboys
Why this pick
Another unsentimental Joseph Wambaugh-derived LAPD portrait, centered on patrol officers using rough camaraderie to endure a job that steadily damages their private lives.
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MOVIE1972 1h 43m USA
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Three rookie cops, Roy Fehler (Stacy Keach), Gus Plebesly (Scott Wilson (actor)), and Sergio Duran (Erik Estrada), report for duty with the Los Angeles police department. Roy is married with a daughter and intends to eventually become a law student. Gus is a father of three. Serge is a native of East L.A., who never expected to end up patrolling its streets.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Rosalind Cash
Lorrie
Erik Estrada
Sergio
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Whitey
Isabel Sanford
Wilma
Carol Speed
Martha
Roger E. Mosley
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Read Morgan
Woodrow Gandy
Pepe Serna
Young Mexican Man