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| − | [[ | + | |name = ''Fort Apache, The Bronx'' |
| + | |picture =Fort-ApachePaul-Newman.jpg | ||
| + | |caption = ''Theatrical release poster'' | ||
| + | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA | ||
| + | |director =Daniel Petrie | ||
| + | |date= 1981 | ||
| + | |language =English | ||
| + | |studio=Time-Life Films | ||
| + | |distributor=20th Century Fox | ||
| + | |character1=Murphy | ||
| + | |actor1=[[Paul Newman]] | ||
| + | |character2=Corelli | ||
| + | |actor2=[[Ken Wahl]] | ||
| + | |character3=Morgan | ||
| + | |actor3=[[Danny Aiello]] | ||
| + | |character4=Charlotte | ||
| + | |actor4=[[Pam Grier]] | ||
| + | |character5=Detective | ||
| + | |actor5=[[Paul Gleason]] | ||
| + | |character6=Connolly | ||
| + | |actor6=[[Ed Asner]] | ||
| + | |character7=Isabella | ||
| + | |actor7=[[Rachel Ticotin]] | ||
| + | |character8= | ||
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| + | |character9= | ||
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| + | }} | ||
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| − | + | '''''Fort Apache, The Bronx''''' is a 1981 drama starring [[Paul Newman]] as an NYPD cop who has to deal with working in one of the toughest precincts in the city. The film's title is not only a homage to the 1948 [[John Wayne]] film ''[[Fort Apache]]'', but also was the nickname given to the actual 41st Precinct in the early 1970s. | |
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| − | + | {{Film Title}} | |
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| − | ==[[ | + | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10== |
| − | + | The [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] was the standard service revolver of the NYPD for many years and is used by several officers in the film, including Officer Murphy ([[Paul Newman]]) and Officer Morgan ([[Danny Aiello]]), who uses the version with the light, tapered barrel. | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]] |
| + | [[Image:Fort Apache3.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Officer Morgan ([[Danny Aiello]]) with a S&W Model 10 drawn as he tries to evade an angry crowd.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Fort Apache2.JPG|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of the Model 10 as Officer Finley ([[John Aquino]]) pulls it during a city disturbance.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Bronx4.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Murphy ([[Paul Newman]]) prepares to storm a hostage situation armed with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Bronx.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Two [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolvers being brandished by a drug dealer.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Bronx3.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Several Model 10s are drawn during the hostage standoff.]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Bronx3.JPG|thumb|none| | + | ==Colt Detective Special== |
| + | When Murphy ([[Paul Newman]]) and his partner Corelli ([[Ken Wahl]]) work a plainclothes assignment, they carry a [[Colt Detective Special]] (pre-1972 version) with an exposed ejector rod. | ||
| + | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Fort Apache4.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Officers Murphy ([[Paul Newman]]) and Corelli ([[Ken Wahl]]) with their Colt Detective Specials as they apprehend two suspects.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:FATB 17.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of Corelli's Colt Detective Special as he checks his watch.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Bronx3.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Officer Corelli (on the left) with his Colt Detective Special drawn during the hostage standoff.]] | ||
| − | ==Colt | + | == Colt Pocket Positive == |
| − | + | A nickel [[Colt Pocket Positive]] snub-nose revolver is used by Charlotte ([[Pam Grier]]) at the beginning of the film and appears to be the same gun pulled by a drug dealer during the hospital hostage situation. | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:ColtPocketPositive.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Pocket Positive - .32 Colt New Police]] |
| + | [[Image:FATB 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Charlotte ([[Pam Grier]]) pulls a Colt.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Bronx2.JPG|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
| + | ==Colt M1911A1== | ||
| + | Officer Finley ([[John Aquino]]) is briefly seen racking the slide of an [[M1911A1]] that he says he's carrying as a backup weapon after hearing that two officers were shot. | ||
| + | [[Image:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol Commercial - .45 ACP]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Fort Apache1.JPG|thumb|none|500px|An M1911A1 is briefly seen chambered by Officer Finley.]] | ||
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| + | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
| + | Officers at the precinct armed with the [[M1 Carbine]] are seen taking positions atop the roof of the precinct when protesters assemble outside. | ||
| + | [[Image:M1c.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M1 Carbine (Post-War) - .30 Carbine]] | ||
| + | [[Image:FATB 04.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | ||
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| + | ==Federal M201-Z Grenade Launcher== | ||
| + | Officers disperse the crowd with tear gas fired from [[Federal M201-Z Grenade Launcher]]s during the protest in front of the precinct. | ||
| + | [[Image:Federal M201-Z Riot Gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Federal M201-Z Gas Gun - 37mm]] | ||
| + | [[Image:FATB 05.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Officers disperse the crowd with tear gas fired from [[Federal M201-Z Grenade Launcher]]s during the protest in front of the precinct.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Detective]] | ||
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Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 drama starring Paul Newman as an NYPD cop who has to deal with working in one of the toughest precincts in the city. The film's title is not only a homage to the 1948 John Wayne film Fort Apache, but also was the nickname given to the actual 41st Precinct in the early 1970s.
The following weapons were used in the film Fort Apache, The Bronx:
Smith & Wesson Model 10
The Smith & Wesson Model 10 was the standard service revolver of the NYPD for many years and is used by several officers in the film, including Officer Murphy (Paul Newman) and Officer Morgan (Danny Aiello), who uses the version with the light, tapered barrel.
Officer Morgan (Danny Aiello) with a S&W Model 10 drawn as he tries to evade an angry crowd.
A closeup of the Model 10 as Officer Finley (John Aquino) pulls it during a city disturbance.
Two Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers being brandished by a drug dealer.
Colt Detective Special
When Murphy (Paul Newman) and his partner Corelli (Ken Wahl) work a plainclothes assignment, they carry a Colt Detective Special (pre-1972 version) with an exposed ejector rod.
Officers Murphy (Paul Newman) and Corelli (Ken Wahl) with their Colt Detective Specials as they apprehend two suspects.
Colt Pocket Positive
A nickel Colt Pocket Positive snub-nose revolver is used by Charlotte (Pam Grier) at the beginning of the film and appears to be the same gun pulled by a drug dealer during the hospital hostage situation.
Charlotte (Pam Grier) pulls a Colt.
Colt M1911A1
Officer Finley (John Aquino) is briefly seen racking the slide of an M1911A1 that he says he's carrying as a backup weapon after hearing that two officers were shot.
M1 Carbine
Officers at the precinct armed with the M1 Carbine are seen taking positions atop the roof of the precinct when protesters assemble outside.
Federal M201-Z Grenade Launcher
Officers disperse the crowd with tear gas fired from Federal M201-Z Grenade Launchers during the protest in front of the precinct.
Officers disperse the crowd with tear gas fired from Federal M201-Z Grenade Launchers during the protest in front of the precinct.