Storyline

Detectives Steve Carella (Burt Reynolds), Meyer Meyer (Jack Weston), and Bert Kling (Tom Skerritt) are part of the 87th Precinct's team investigating a murder-extortion racket run by a mysterious deaf man (Yul Brynner). While attempting to investigate and prevent the murders of several high-ranking city officials, they also must keep track of the perpetrators of a string of robberies. Further complicating matters is a rash of arson attacks on homeless men.—Jim Beaver

Plot Keywords

detective, partner, deaf person, criminal, teenager, colleague, amusing, disturbing, madcap, suspenseful, boston, police station, organized crime, investigation, undercover operations, arson, robbery, bomb, pursuit, rivalry, discovery, 1970s

Short Review

It's an offbeat, funny, quietly cheerful movie in which Ed McBain's 87th Precinct is finally brought to life.

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