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The Choirboys

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The Choirboys
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R,1hr 59min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1977
Director:
Robert Aldrich
Starring:
Charles Durning, Louis Gossett, Jr., Perry King  ...more
Synopsis: Loosely based on former policeman Joseph Wambaugh's humorous novel, The Choirboys determinedly explores the stunted interior lives of a large crew of callous, bigoted L.A. policemen. These men get together to lend one another emotional support. However, the means they choose for this do not enhance their sensitivity or their judgement. When one of them has a really bad day, he asks his buddies to come to "choir practice," and they get together for alcoholic benders of fairly epic proportions. When ... Full Synopsis
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Donald Guarisco, AMG Review
There is a great film waiting to be found within the pages of the Joseph Wambaugh novel that gives this film its name. Unfortunately, Robert Aldrich and crew failed to deliver it with this film. The script faithfully translates many scenes and whole chunks of dialogue from the book verbatim but something went missing in the translation. This happens mainly because Aldrich's direction of the tale is ... Full Review
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