In New York City's Spanish Harlem, detectives Madigan and Bonaro are given 72 hours by their superior to capture a hoodlum wanted for homicide in Brooklyn.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Widmark | ... | Det. Daniel Madigan | |
| Henry Fonda | ... | Commissioner Anthony X. Russell | |
| Inger Stevens | ... | Julia Madigan | |
| Harry Guardino | ... | Det. Rocco Bonaro | |
| James Whitmore | ... | Chief Insp. Charles Kane | |
| Susan Clark | ... | Tricia Bentley | |
| Michael Dunn | ... | Midget Castiglione | |
| Steve Ihnat | ... | Barney Benesch | |
| Don Stroud | ... | Hughie | |
| Sheree North | ... | Jonesy | |
| Warren Stevens | ... | Capt. Ben Williams | |
| Raymond St. Jacques | ... | Dr. Taylor | |
| Bert Freed | ... | Chief of Detectives Hap Lynch | |
| Harry Bellaver | ... | Mickey Dunn | |
| Frank Marth | ... | Lt. James Price | |
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Policemen Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, the two NYC detectives are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While Bonaro and Madigan follow up on various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attending functions, meeting with aggrieved relatives, and counseling the spouses of fallen officers. Written by Ken Miller <wkmiller704@yahoo.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
5 April 1968 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Nur noch 72 Stunden See more »Company Credits
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Chief Insp. Charles Kane: Commissioner, I thought you'd never ask.
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Richard Widmark and Henry Fonda appeared in four movies together, the others being " Warlock ", " How the West was Won " and " The Swarm ". They were both married to the same woman, the socialite Susan Blanchard. See more »Goofs
When the killer is located in a hotel room, the police mass in view of the window rather than around the other side of the building. Then while the killer is firing from the window the assault group run into the building on the side under fire from the window. They evacuate the floor of the killer's room well after the first shots are exchanged and no police are watching the door to prevent escape. See more »Quotes
Commissioner Anthony X. Russell: [after Kane drops his shield on Russell's desk] What am I supposed to do with that?Chief Insp. Charles Kane: Commissioner, I thought you'd never ask.
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This is a very good film--full of excellent acting and a pretty interesting story. Richard Widmark and Henry Fonda are both wonderful actors in the movie and their stories run parallel during most of the film--having almost no interaction in the film. Harry Guardino, Inger Stevens, James Whitmore and others provide some superb support and the film is very entertaining. In many ways it's like a 1960s take on Film Noir, though with slightly less "gritty" dialog and a lot of late 60s sensibilities (a bit of nudity and graphic language that at first took me by surprise). Now this isn't to say that the film is needlessly gratuitous. I just had a hard time, at first, hearing some of the swearing coming out of the mouths of some old-time actors. Additionally, and this did NOT improve the film for me, there were some soap opera-like elements thrown in that often didn't work. Having widower Fonda sleeping with a married woman who had kids just seemed sleazy and didn't at all fit with the character they had created. He prided himself on his decency and integrity, but this didn't seem to make much sense. However, the tension between Widmark and his wife, Stevens, did work pretty well, as you could certainly see how being a detective could really be tough on a marriage.
All in all, this was a very good film that seemed a little like DRAGNET, the TV show POLICE STORY and a soap opera all rolled into one. Good stuff that is well worth seeing, though I'd hesitate to let younger kids view this DVD.