Crime Story: Season 1, Episode 1Pilot (18 Sep. 1986)One former cop against the whole Mafia. Director:Abel Ferrara |
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Crime Story: Season 1, Episode 1Pilot (18 Sep. 1986)One former cop against the whole Mafia. Director:Abel Ferrara |
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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dennis Farina | ... | ||
| Tony Denison | ... |
Ray Luca
(as Anthony Denison)
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| Bill Smitrovich | ... |
Det. Danny Krychek
(as William Smitrovich)
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| Steve Ryan | ... | ||
| Billy Campbell | ... |
Det. Joey Indelli
(as Bill Campbell)
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Paul Butler | ... | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | ||
| Joseph Wiseman | ... | ||
| Darlanne Fluegel | ... | ||
| Jon Polito | ... | ||
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Johann Carlo | ... |
Cori Luca
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| William Russ | ... | ||
| Eric Bogosian | ... | ||
| Martin Ferrero | ... | ||
| David Caruso | ... | ||
One former cop against the whole Mafia.
Really impressed. Didn't think it was possible to recreate the style of the 50's classic film noir in such an impressive way , and on top of that add to it an explicitly raw and violent touch you can find nowadays in other Ferrara's films like Bad Lieutenant or The Funeral . This produces a shocking effect, centered in the day to day of a Chicago police squad in the 50s , it picks up again the classic film noir themes , robbery ,double crossing , good guy going the wrong road and paying for the wrong choices.
But all is treated in a different way and it's not only a recreation of a classic film . Ferrara's approach is much more raw , Dennis Farina is not the honest cop who always sticks to the law . Here you have a degenerated cop who follows his own impulses rather than sticking to the procedures. Difference between good and bad it's no always that clear and Ferrrara plays perfectly with that duality,
As a one time film this works really fine , plot and ambiences are really solid ,only con is that , apart from Farina who is superb and makes the film, someone could ask for more charismatic actors to fill in the secondary roles ,here you have Michael Rooker and David Carusso who never were known for being the paradigm of good acting . Anyway , amazing film wasn't aware that this was based on a series but I'm looking forward to put my hands on that .