Across 110th Street details
| Format: | 18 DVD |
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| Starring: | Anthony Franciosa, Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto /Anthony Franciosa, Antonio Fargas, Yaphet Kotto |
| Director: | Barry Shear |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure - African/American, Crime, Thriller - African-American, Crime |
| Studio: | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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Across 110th Street |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 37 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 21 Feb 2005 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Dubbed: | German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Subtitles: | Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English, German |
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Crowded dirty city
By gothicHM (40 reviews) from Herts , 29 Aug 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
This violent 70's crime flick is set against the dirty streets of the wrong side of New York. The place where mobsters bleed the poor, where white on black and black on black violence rips through the slums and derelict factories. This is definitely a no holds barred look at the wickedness at the heart of the city and at the heart of those who live there. Anthony Quinn plays the slightly dirty mean white cop who's seen it all & lived to tell the tale. At the end of his career he is forced by the politicians to work a case with the newly arrived educated black cop (Yaphet Kotto). Quinn sees this man both as a threat and as an educated niaive cop who's gonna get everyone killed. Kotto just wants to use the law not violence and corruption to find the bad guys and put them away.
The action ricochets through mobster violence, police corruption, race hatred and much more. The French Connection is liberally drawn upon but what you really come away with is the feeling of how oppressively crowded and claustrophobic the city was back then, the screen is packed with people, the silent witnesses to a city ripping itself apart.
This is a powerful film, with some great cinematography. Bobby Womak's cool soul soundtrack runs through the action and violence, making this one mean street.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(5)I like it!
By lacsines80 (3 reviews) , 14 Mar 2012This film is a cool , sweet , funky and gritty little number, it moves quick with no massive plot so you cant get lost, Yaphet and Quinn are wonderful at what they do, and a mean soundtrack to suck you into the jive talk as well..Cant say fairer than that.- Was this review helpful to you?
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across 100th street
By duffer (3 reviews) from Leicester , 21 Mar 2010this was quite a harrowing and depressing film in terms of its message and context. there is little love or redemption or resolution in it highlighting the racist underworld of 70`s new york. it must have had quite an impact at the time of its release. it is well worth viewing and highlights important and uncomfortable history but do not expect to find redemption or positive beliefs from viewing. both lead actors are stellar and real actors unlike possible contemporty candiadates who would gloss their roles up or have to have a happy ending.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Somewhat more than blaxploitation...
By Tom12 from West Midlands , 10 May 2006Along similar lines to Superfly, this follows three brothers whose big score will, so they think, get them from under the heels of The Man.
Antonio Fargas plays his usual typecast minstrel character. Here, his excess works well to show the limited outlook of those who, deprived of all hope and opportunities, live for the moment.
Later, in Starsky and Hutch, his Huggy bear character seemed there simply for the entertainment of a white audience. This film manages to hold up well and pack a punch, the violence, car chases and marginalisation of women date it somewhat but simultaneously add to its appeal.
Theres some fantastic cinematography, Manhattan and Harlem at their sleaziest. Somewhat trowelling on its message this nonetheless is an effective indictment of a nation seemingly intractably divided along racial lines and the inevitable compromises this brings for individuals.
Something of a forgotten classic I think. Recommended.- Was this review helpful to you?
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accross 110th street
By mac from luton beds , 11 Feb 2006made in 1972 very good story and good acting from both lead actors,a movie i had seen on tv and was please to rent it on dvd,check it out- Was this review helpful to you?
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Crowded dirty city
By gothicHM (40 reviews) from Herts , 29 Aug 2005This violent 70's crime flick is set against the dirty streets of the wrong side of New York. The place where mobsters bleed the poor, where white on black and black on black violence rips through the slums and derelict factories. This is definitely a no holds barred look at the wickedness at the heart of the city and at the heart of those who live there. Anthony Quinn plays the slightly dirty mean white cop who's seen it all & lived to tell the tale. At the end of his career he is forced by the politicians to work a case with the newly arrived educated black cop (Yaphet Kotto). Quinn sees this man both as a threat and as an educated niaive cop who's gonna get everyone killed. Kotto just wants to use the law not violence and corruption to find the bad guys and put them away.
The action ricochets through mobster violence, police corruption, race hatred and much more. The French Connection is liberally drawn upon but what you really come away with is the feeling of how oppressively crowded and claustrophobic the city was back then, the screen is packed with people, the silent witnesses to a city ripping itself apart.
This is a powerful film, with some great cinematography. Bobby Womak's cool soul soundtrack runs through the action and violence, making this one mean street.- Was this review helpful to you?
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