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Busting is a american film of genre Drama directed by Peter Hyams released in USA on 27 february 1974 with Elliott Gould

Busting (1974)

Busting
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Released in USA 27 february 1974
Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Action,    Crime
Rating63% 3.1969753.1969753.1969753.1969753.196975

Busting is a 1974 film directed by Peter Hyams, starring Elliott Gould and Robert Blake as Los Angeles police detectives. This film was the main inspiration for the television show Starsky & Hutch, launched in 1975.

Synopsis

The film is episodic, depicting the two vice-squad detectives teaming on several different cases, with varying degrees of success. The focus changes to them trying to bust one man, an LA crime kingpin named Carl Rizzo (Allen Garfield), whom they believe to be responsible for much of the criminal activity they have been investigating.

Actors

Elliott Gould

(Vice Detective Michael Keneely)Robert Blake

(Vice Detective Patrick Farrel)Allen Garfield

(Carl Rizzo)Antonio Fargas

(Stephen)Sid Haig

(Rizzo's Bouncer)
And :
Michael Lerner
Ivor Francis
William Sylvester
Logan Ramsey
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