Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’ 8 years old

Joseph Wambaugh wrote his first novel 'The New Centurions' while still active as a member of the Los Angeles Police Department, and his fact-based, painfully realistic book became a nation-wide bestseller when it came out in 1971. Replacing heroic cops with struggling, psychologically damaged characters, Wambaugh changed crime literature forever. Richard Fleischer’s filming of Wambaugh’s novel, also called THE NEW CENTURIONS, followed a year later and, in turn, revolutionized crime movies. Featuring newly filmed interviews with writer Joseph Wambaugh, star Stacy Keach, technical advisor Richard E. Kalk (Wambaugh’s real-life LAPD partner) and assistant cameraman Ronald Vidor, COP STORIES: THE MAKING OF RICHARD FLEISCHER’S THE NEW CENTURIONS chronicles the production of that landmark film in all its stages from script to screen.

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Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’ Cast

Name	Character
Stacy Keach He was 75, now 83 years old
Joseph Wambaugh He was 79, now 87 years old

Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’ Crew

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