The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today (1973)

Director:

Ronald Saland

Writer:

Jay Anson

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Ted Post, Hal Holbrook

Cast

Credited cast:
Clint Eastwood	...	Himself
Ted Post	...	Himself
Hal Holbrook	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Rolph Jr.	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

promotional | making of | behind the scenes

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1973 (USA)

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Professional Films, Robbins Nest Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This short documentary is featured on the DVD for Magnum Force.

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Connections

Features Magnum Force (1973)

User Reviews

Short behind the scenes look at magnum force.

I have this on Super 8, it runs for 10 minutes and it's fascinating, and funny. It looks at the history of vigilante justice in America, and then absurdly links this in with "the new breed of police officer" that Dirty Harry is portraying in Magnum Force. Whoever's doing the voice-over sounds dead serious, but the story is baloney. It's just a good excuse to get behind the scenes of a 70's film, see how some scenes were directed, and see crazy car stunts with camera crews sitting in the trunk filming as the car does some pretty radical corner skids. It's got great old newsreel samples of a politician who looks likes he's been body snatched by aliens, as well as rare behind the scenes shots of Clint talking to director. It's very 70's and very cool if you're into that era . Well worth grabbing on super 8 or watching on DVD.