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Movie poster: The Blue Knight (1973)
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The Blue Knight

1973 · 188 min Action TV Movie Crime Drama
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1973
Country United States of America
Genre Action, TV Movie, Crime, Drama
Director Robert Butler
Runtime 188 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (13 votes)

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The film constructs a gritty, procedural portrait of a patrol cop's final days, relying on the weary gravitas of William Holden to explore a fading code of the street. It builds tension not through spectacle, but through the accumulated weight of routine and moral compromise.

What lingers after the credits is the image of a man inseparable from his beat, questioning what legacy remains when the job is all you are. It's a raw, unvarnished look at law enforcement's human cost. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Robert Butler

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