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Bad Lieutenant
1992
Harvey Keitel stars as a nameless New York cop, hopelessy addicted to drugs, gambling, and sex, in this intense, hallucinatory portrait of sin and redemption by Abel Ferrara. The film follows the lieutenant as he makes his way to various crime scenes, concerned only with taking bets from his fellow cops on the outcome of the .. Read more
| Starring | Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Calderon, Leonard Thomas |
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| Director | Abel Ferrara |
| Genres | Drama |
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Bad Lieutenant
Harvey Keitel stars as a nameless New York cop, hopelessy addicted to drugs, gambling, and sex, in this intense, hallucinatory portrait of sin and redemption by Abel Ferrara. The film follows the lieutenant as he makes his way to various crime scenes, concerned only with taking bets from his fellow cops on the outcome of the ongoing National League playoffs. As his bad decisions drive him deeper into debt, his life becomes a surreal hell, with a constant intake of crack, coke, heroin, and booze eroding what remains of his sanity. An investigation into the rape of a nun (Frankie Thorn) leads to his spiritual breakdown at the church crime scene, where he sees Jesus and the road to his salvation. This gutsy, highly original tale is one of Ferrara's most perfectly realized films and a pinnacle in the career of Keitel, whose performance transcends the screen in its sheer bravery.
| Starring | Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Calderon, Leonard Thomas, Robin Burrows, Frankie Thorn, Victoria Bastel, Paul Hipp, Zoe Tamerlaine Lund |
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| Director | Abel Ferrara |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION LTD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 36 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1992 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 21 Dec 2011 To Rent: DVD: 30 Jun 2003 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
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A lurid and exploitative melange of drugs, sex, masturbation, rape and religiosity, hardly justified by the suggestion of redemption tacked on to its end. What does save it, even if it doesn't justify it, is the force of Harvey Keitel's performance.
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Harvey Keitel delivers his greatest performance in this bleak drama
Few actors have proved as willing to accept challenging, risky roles as Harvey Keitel. Other actors have achieved more fame, won more awards and made bigger ... read more »
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Sleaze with a capital S
Abel Ferrara’s controversial film about a NY cop on a downward spiral with gambling, drinking and drug-taking whilst going about his job.
Harvey... read more » - 1085981
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The original bad cop.
Hadn't seen this film for years. Thought i'd go back to it after watching the great Werner herzog version recently. To be honest I prefer Herzog (with ... read more »
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Still bad after all these years
Havent seen this film for years, so watched it again with great interest. It still a great film, as its shocking and gripping and the storyline is great.
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- 16 Jan 2012 at 21:31
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Harvey Keitel stars as a nameless New York cop, hopelessy addicted to drugs, gambling, and sex, in this intense, hallucinatory portrait of sin and redemption by Abel Ferrara. The film follows the lieutenant as he makes his way to various crime scenes, concerned only with taking bets from his fellow ...
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Bad Lieutenant
Harvey Keitel stars as a nameless New York cop, hopelessy addicted to drugs, gambling, and sex, in this intense, hallucinatory portrait of sin and redemption by Abel Ferrara. The film follows the lieutenant as he makes his way to various crime scenes, concerned only with taking bets from his fellow ...
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