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Order of Death

Original title: Copkiller (l'assassino dei poliziotti)
  • 19831983
  • RR
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
999
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POPULARITY
49,158
18,180
Order of Death (1983)
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A pair of corrupt cops spend their illegal cash on an uptown New York City apartment.A pair of corrupt cops spend their illegal cash on an uptown New York City apartment.A pair of corrupt cops spend their illegal cash on an uptown New York City apartment.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
999
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
49,158
18,180
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    • Director
      • Roberto Faenza
    • Writers
      • Ennio De Concini(screenplay)
      • Hugh Fleetwood(screenplay)
      • Roberto Faenza(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Harvey Keitel
      • John Lydon
      • Nicole Garcia
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roberto Faenza
    • Writers
      • Ennio De Concini(screenplay)
      • Hugh Fleetwood(screenplay)
      • Roberto Faenza(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Harvey Keitel
      • John Lydon
      • Nicole Garcia
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    • 37User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Lt. Fred O'Connor
    John Lydon
    John Lydon
    • Leo Smith
    Nicole Garcia
    Nicole Garcia
    • Lenore Carvo
    Leonard Mann
    Leonard Mann
    • Bob Carvo
    Sylvia Sidney
    Sylvia Sidney
    • Margaret Smith
    Carla Romanelli
    Nicola Cancellaro
    Ettore Venturini
    Antonio D'Acquisto
    Benedetto Sestili
    Giorgio Lucenti
    Angelo Cecchetti
    Nikolaus Moras
    Bob Kelly
    Tony Mayer
    Harriet Kurland
    Paul Ragonese
    A.L. Sheppard
      • Director
        • Roberto Faenza
      • Writers
        • Ennio De Concini(screenplay)
        • Hugh Fleetwood(screenplay) (novel "The Order of Death")
        • Roberto Faenza(screenplay)
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      • Trivia
        Filmed in 1981, but not released in the U.S. until 1984.
      • Connections
        Edited into Tela Class: A Vingança do Ídalo (2008)

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      Top review
      9/10
      John Lydon's first and only starring role!
      Corrupt (1983) was a very good film. The movie is about a pair of corrupt cops (Harvey Keitel is one of them) who spend their illegal dough on an uptown New York City flat. It's unfurnished because they didn't have anymore money to put furniture in it. John Lydon stars as a very disturbed youngster who plays a bizarre game of cat-and-mouse with Harvey. He convinces him that he's the notorious cop killer that has been hunting police officers. Harvey kidnaps him and makes him his permanent guest inside his apartment. Is John the corrupt cop killer? Can Harvey get to the bottom of this twisted case before or will he get caught up in some twisted and sick mind games? To find out you'll have to get Corrupt!

      A rarely seen film that is in the hands of the public. Since their is no true owner of this movie, scores of terrible copies are floating around the market place. The only legitimate copy of this film I have seen was the mid-eighties release from Thorn-E.M.I. The true title is Corrupt, any other copy is a crappy transfer (Cop Killer) and their has been no official D.V.D. release either. Any copy on this format is nearly unwatchable and horribly edited. Try and find the old eighties copy on Thorn/E.M.I. Stay away from others.

      Highly recommended.

      P.S. John Lydon's pop group Public Image Limited was supposed to score the soundtrack for this film. He even worked on the soundtrack with his band mate Keith Levene and Martin Atkins over the phone (long distance). The original title of the film was to be The Order of Death. The unused music appears on the semi-official release "You are Now Entering A Commerical Zone" album. Harvel Keitel plays an early proto-type of his future "Bad Lieutenant" character in this film.
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      • Release date
        • March 15, 1983 (Italy)
      • Country of origin
        • Italy
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Corrupt
      • Filming locations
        • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
      • Production companies
        • Aura Film
        • Cooperativa Jean Vigo
        • RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 53 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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