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Seattle cop is caught up in a corrupt police force that he is trying to make right. McQ is a cop with a mission.

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McQ
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Kosterman
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Lois
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Myra
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Toms
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Pinky
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J.C. (as Jim Watkins)
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Santiago
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Elaine
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Rosey
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Stan Boyle
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Radical
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LaSalle
Dick Friel ...
Bob Mahoney
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Walter Forrester
Fred Waugh ...
Bodyguard
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Buck ...
Chief Grogan (uncredited)
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Radical (uncredited)
Robert Dietrich ...
1st Heistman (uncredited)
Matt Donovick ...
2nd Heistman (uncredited)
Jack Evans ...
Harry (uncredited)
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Disk Jockey (uncredited) (voice)
Azizi Johari ...
Hot Dog Girl at Snack Bar (uncredited)
James Johnson ...
1st Patrol Car Officer (uncredited)
Gary Lynn ...
1st Patrol Car Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Mason ...
Sal (uncredited)
Steve McDonald ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Cynthia Mitchell ...
2nd Fox (uncredited)
Steve Moriarty ...
Hospital Orderly / Driver (uncredited)
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Santiago Henchman (uncredited)
John Price ...
Punk Kid (uncredited)
Eugene Rice ...
Workman (uncredited)
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Santiago's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Marvin Rosand ...
Property Officer (uncredited)
Kim Sanford ...
Ginger McQ (uncredited)
George Selvidge ...
Commissioner (uncredited)
Steve Singer ...
Emergency Doctor (uncredited)
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Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Sturges

Written by

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Lawrence Roman ... (written by)

Produced by

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Arthur Gardner ... producer
Jules V. Levy ... producer (as Jules Levy)
Lawrence Roman ... co-producer
John Wayne ... executive producer (uncredited)
Michael Wayne ... executive producer

Music by

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Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by

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Harry Stradling Jr. ... director of photography

Editing by

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William H. Ziegler ... (as William Ziegler)

Casting By

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Nessa Hyams
Ross Brown ... (uncredited)

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Walter M. Simonds ... (as Walter Simonds)

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Anthony C. Montenaro ... (as Tony Montenaro)

Makeup Department

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Joe DiBella ... makeup artist (as Joe Di Bella)
Dave Grayson ... makeup artist (as David Grayson)
Mary Skolnik ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Michael S. Glick ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jerry Grandey ... second assistant director
Ronnie Rondell Jr. ... second unit director (as Ron R. Rondell)
Ric Rondell ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Jerry Graham ... property master
Gary F. Kieldrup ... assistant property master (uncredited)
Bob McLing ... assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Tex Rudloff ... re-recordist
Charles M. Wilborn ... sound
Patrick Mitchell ... boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Howard Jensen ... special effects
Paul Stewart ... first assistant special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Denny Arnold ... stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Bass ... stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Hal Needham ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson ... stunts (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr. ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Waugh ... stunts (uncredited)
Glenn R. Wilder ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ralph Gerling ... camera operator
Bernie Abramson ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Alex Barraza ... second grip (uncredited)
James Dean ... crab dolly (uncredited)
Clifford Hutchison ... gaffer (uncredited)
Richard Craig Meinardus ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Lawrence E. Peets ... electrical assistant (uncredited)
Charles J. Renaud ... key grip (uncredited)
Phil Segura ... still photographer (uncredited)
Robert Spence ... assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Bob Stradling ... additional assistant camera (uncredited)
Dave Sutton ... special still photographer (uncredited)
Richard Tim Vanik ... camera operator (uncredited)
E.C. Wooten ... best boy (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Richard Downs ... assistant casting: Seattle (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Luster Bayless ... wardrobe
Agnes G. Henry ... wardrobe woman (uncredited)

Location Management

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Edward Arnold ... location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

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Dale Anderson ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Elmer Bernstein ... conductor (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Jack Hayes ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Al Hendrickson ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Artie Kane ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Shelly Manne ... musician: drums (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Al Viola ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Dan Wallin ... scoring mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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John Franco ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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James D. Brubaker ... transportation coordinator (as James Brubaker)
George Alden ... driver (uncredited)
Edward Baken ... driver (uncredited)
Barney Fotheringham ... driver (uncredited)
William Charles Hauer ... driver: honeywagon (uncredited)
Millard Lemmon ... driver: cook (uncredited)
Gerald R. Molen ... driver (uncredited)
Urs Stalder ... driver: Cinemobile (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Wayne Fitzgerald ... title
Thomas John Kane ... assistant to producers (as Thomas J. Kane)
Robert L. Levy ... production coordinator (as Robert Levy)
Emma Allen ... secretary to executive producer (uncredited)
Missy Alpern ... production secretary (uncredited)
Jack Casey ... unit publicist (uncredited)
June Foray ... voice: disk jockey, various (uncredited)
Rolly Harper ... caterer (uncredited)
Marvin Margulies ... auditor: Warner Bros. (uncredited)
Kathy Rowe ... secretary to director (uncredited)
Rob Thompson ... legman: Seattle (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs. Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines The cop no one can stop. Even the cops. [DVD] See more »
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Also Known As
  • Un silencieux au bout du canon (France)
  • McQ schlägt zu (Germany)
  • 盗毒 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Samotny detektyw McQ (Poland)
  • MekKju (Serbia)
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  • 111 min
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Trivia When the film was previewed in January 1974, John Wayne was being treated for pneumonia in London. He became seriously ill after appearing on the interview show PARKINSON, which had been recorded a few days earlier. The illness was considered life-threatening as Wayne was 66 and only had one lung, and he had COPD in his remaining lung. He began coughing so hard that he damaged a valve in his heart, although this would not be diagnosed until early in 1978. See more »
Goofs McQ uses an Ingram MAC-10 9mm machine pistol, which fires approximately 20 rounds per second. No empty cartridges are ejected from the gun when firing the MAC-10 in the car on the beach. Emptying a full 30-round magazine would have sprayed casings all over the car. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into La classe américaine (1993). See more »
Quotes [McQ has just test-fired a MAC-10 submachine gun, and is putting it inside his leather bag. Jack, the gun shop owner reacts to this]
Jack: You're not going to take it, are you?
McQ: Just say it's a loan.
Jack: Lon, it's not licensed!
McQ: Jack, neither am I.
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