Foster & Laurie (1975)
The story of two New York City police officers, one white and one black, their ambush and murder by black revolutionaries and the efforts to hunt down and capture their killers.
- Date of release
- 1975-11-13
- TMDB
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- John Llewellyn Moxey
Casting
- Perry King — Rocco Laurie
- Dorian Harewood — Gregory Foster
- Talia Shire — Adelaide Laurie
- Jonelle Allen — Jacqueline Foster
- Roger Aaron Brown — Sims
- Victor Campos — Freddie The Dealer
- René Enríquez — Mr Rosario
- Charles Haid — Sgt. Bray
- Eric Laneuville — Max
- Owen Pace — Johnson
- David Proval — Ianucci
- Wallace Rooney — Commissioner
Interesting facts
Foster and Laurie is a 1975 made-for-TV movie. It is the story of two NYCPD officers, Gregory Philip Foster and Rocco W. Laurie, who were murdered while on patrol in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City in 1972.
Production and cast notes
Foster and Laurie originally aired on November 13, 1975 on CBS. It was based on the 1974 book of the same name by Al Silverman.
Talia Shire, who plays the widow, Adelaide Laurie, was at the time between her roles in The Godfather and Rocky.
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