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Brass

  • TV Movie
  • 19851985
  • PGPG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
103
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POPULARITY
23,654
4,949
Carroll O'Connor in Brass (1985)
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The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
103
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
23,654
4,949
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    • Director
      • Corey Allen
    • Writers
      • Roy Baldwin
      • Carroll O'Connor
    • Stars
      • Carroll O'Connor
      • Lois Nettleton
      • Larry Atlas
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    • Director
      • Corey Allen
    • Writers
      • Roy Baldwin
      • Carroll O'Connor
    • Stars
      • Carroll O'Connor
      • Lois Nettleton
      • Larry Atlas
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    • 2User reviews
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    Carroll O'Connor
    Carroll O'Connor
    • Frank Nolan
    Lois Nettleton
    Lois Nettleton
    • Claire Willis
    Larry Atlas
    • Capt. Larry Jacobs
    Samuel E. Wright
    Samuel E. Wright
    • Capt. Michael Shore
    Jimmy Baio
    Jimmy Baio
    • Tony Covello
    Marcia Cross
    Marcia Cross
    • Victoria Willis
    Begonya Plaza
    Begonya Plaza
    • Rosa Garcia
    • (as Begonia Plaza)
    Vincent Gardenia
    Vincent Gardenia
    • Chief Mike Maldonato
    Anita Gillette
    Anita Gillette
    • Sister Mary Elizabeth
    Robert Brown
    Robert Brown
    • Chief Shannon
    Richard Bright
    Richard Bright
    • Philip Stack
    Wayne Tippit
    Wayne Tippit
    • Police Commissioner Haines
    Paul Shenar
    Paul Shenar
    • Schuyler Ross
    Gary Howard Klar
    Gary Howard Klar
    • Leland Brice
    Al Mancini
    Al Mancini
    • Gianni Farro
    Patricia Kalember
    Patricia Kalember
    • Lori Cartwright
    Pat McNamara
    Pat McNamara
    • Lt. Hanley
    Angelo Tiffe
    Angelo Tiffe
    • Uniformed officer
    • Director
      • Corey Allen
    • Writers
      • Roy Baldwin
      • Carroll O'Connor
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    • Trivia
      At the 20 minute mark a thug mentions "Hauser Street" on the telephone. Carroll O'Connor played "Archie Bunker" on "All In The Family" and "Archie Bunker's Place" and lived at 704 Hauser Street.

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    5/10
    SOME REASONS WHY SUCCESS WAS LOST TO THIS TELEVISION PILOT.
    After Carroll O'Connor's television tenure as Archie Bunker was peremptorily ended, he immediately moved to develop a pair of concepts as means of continuing his weekly serial television career; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT was successful whereas BRASS was not, and for sufficient reason. BRASS shows effects from its TV pedigree stamped liberally upon it, including such as freeze frames during its opening and closing moments, surges of unsubtle music as commercial interruptions apparently near, in addition to other integral elements, in particular distinctly deferred resolutions for some scenes and characters. O'Connor is Frank Nolan, Chief of Detectives for the New York Police Department, tasked to solve two separate crimes, one concerning murders of geriatric victims in Penn Station and the other a multiple homicide in the CBS parking structure, with Nolan not realistically being given the assignment by the Police Commissioner who has opted to bank upon his top-ranked investigator to personally apprehend the killers. Together with his sleuthing, Nolan offers his opinions to nearly everyone upon him upon a wide range of subjects and also lobbies to save the police pension of a boyhood friend who has been discovered associating with known criminals and is at risk of being fired as a result. Co-scriptor O'Connor, an excellent actor, contributes polished timing and some clever business but at no time convinces as a Chief of Detectives, this being the film's most glaring drawback, although it is as well riddled with incongruities and continuity failings. Paul Shenar wins the acting laurels - he portrays the principal villain - while good turns are contributed by supporting players Richard Bright and Al Mancini, also answering to the Forces of Evil. Direction by Corey Allen is not routine, and he utilizes the camera to fashion a mise-en-scene that includes a good deal of invention, while Robert Gundlach's appropriate design should not be overlooked.
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    • May 7, 2004

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Brooklyn Murder
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • JayGee Productions
      • Orion Pictures
      • Orion Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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