The Death Squad (TV Movie 1974)

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11 жыл бұрын

When petty criminals start turning up murdered, a detective discovers they are being killed by a group of his fellow officers who think the criminals were treated too leniently by the courts.

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@steveeells2856 9 жыл бұрын

This crime drama is a real blast from the past, a return to those enjoyable TV Movies of yester. Robert Forster is a solid hero, and he is joined by a first-rate cast.

@bohemoth1 5 жыл бұрын

Yes That's when television was enjoyable.

@juanalbertomenjivar5377 7 ай бұрын

I watched this movie back in the late 70s in El Salvador (I was a kid at that time) Death squads were the modality during those years in my country. Unfortunately, those vigilante groups were brutal and targeting mostly, a lot of innocent people as a collateral.

@p.corazon1498 5 жыл бұрын

Michelle Phillips is so beautiful. Mostly knew her as a singer (The Mamas And The Papas) but there are rare movies with her.

@jeantetreault132 3 жыл бұрын

A time period when classic cop movies were at its best, during the golden age era of Hollywood. Thank you for this great T.V. Movie thriller! Johnny, Montréal, Canada 💕👍👋😎

@MariaReyes-gv8ui 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading this movie. Very enjoyable, quality television. Not what it is now, low class reality shows. Thanks again.💗🙏🙂

@JC-vo5dt 4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the movie "Star Chamber" with Michael Douglas.

@FleetCaptainGarth 8 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly gritty for a TV-movie. Robert Forster never gave a bad performance.

@calvinbealer3547 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Garth no

@marieannwalsh662 4 жыл бұрын

Omg! I didn't realise it was him. Liked him in everything I've seen him. RIP

@bluevictory1010 4 жыл бұрын

This movie reminds me of the excellent tv series in the 70's called Police Story! Very good movie too! 👍

@marvinm.messier1120 27 күн бұрын

Thanks Quentin

@evolution4358 5 жыл бұрын

Those early 70's Dodge Coronet and Plymouth Satellite cop cars were tough cars...Same mill as the Monaco, Polara and Fury {440}, but smaller and lighter.

@bohemoth1 5 жыл бұрын

#Evo lution# I bought a 1964 Dodge Polara 440 Highway Patrol Car at an auction.

@rogergoodwin374 4 жыл бұрын

Steal in demand by collectors.

@chrisg.209 4 жыл бұрын

In the early '70's, my Dad worked on the truck weigh scales, and he was given a Fury to drive, an ex cop car. I remember it had no handles in the back seat, we were embarrassed, my sister and I had to wait for him to open the doors for us! Did that car go and built like a tank!

@ddivincenzo1194 5 жыл бұрын

I love Claude Akins, he always plays a good badass.

@jasperedwards3341 4 жыл бұрын

youre the only one then

@bluevictory1010 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, Claude Akins was good in any role that he did, one of the best actors of his time!

@jasperedwards3341 4 жыл бұрын

@@bluevictory1010 i thinks always a nasty dispicable man in most films

@kenhannaford-ricardi8497 4 жыл бұрын

He sure does!!!

@CapnHawk 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this movie. Haven't seen it since it premiered on TV in 1974.

@MichaelHansenFUN 2 жыл бұрын

it was on vhs

@jwilcox4726 Жыл бұрын

I was a Jr. in High School and my daddy was Watch Comm. for Newton Div., L.A.P.D. glad he was off the beat by then. He went through the "Watts Riots" of the 60's that was enough. He retired out a Sgt.II, on a medical leave. Daddy was always a "straight arrow" of a peace officer. Peace on Earth. Goodwill to every living creature. Jeanie Hill-Wilcox.

@tashkettle9325 21 күн бұрын

It is still happening today death squad in the police and army hierarchy worldwide

@joejones9520 3 жыл бұрын

Few minutes in and Hell yeah! This is what we need to do!

@Kojoanna 5 жыл бұрын

It is always fun to see Robert Forester, pretty good film😊

@dimidomo7946 5 жыл бұрын

Good upload Froggy; enjoyed the cast and plot. Dirty cops can be anywhere.

@clintonstahlman4618 4 жыл бұрын

Entertaining film. If you are reading the comments to see if you will view the movie, by all means do. Outstanding movie!

@gideonchibwe1384 2 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this movie here in RIVONIA Johannesburg South Africa.NICE old movie thanks.

@DevoJetBoy 11 жыл бұрын

Kick ass flick! Cheers!!

@ChildOfThe1970s 4 жыл бұрын

Gee, this plot looks familiar lol. Nice to see 1930's/40s actor Melvyn Douglas in this one. But...Michelle Phillips brought me here.

@kidmack1121 4 жыл бұрын

Man! Did Melvin Douglas' character hit the nail on head regarding our old neighborhoods?! "I look around my neighborhood now, and it makes me sicker than I am! It used to be a decent neighborhood" Now they all drive too fast, MAKE TOO DAMN MUCH NOISE, they all smoke way too much dope, and they all think somebody owes "em something. That's how I would've said the same thing about my neighborhood almost 50 years later.

@virginiastevens3782 2 ай бұрын

Great movie thank you.🇬🇧👍

@WarrenRCG 3 жыл бұрын

Killer music, too! 🤘😎👍

@surfghost9121 Жыл бұрын

Dave Grusin!

@ilovealaska2000 2 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea in today's world. But you can only dream. A good time for cop programs. I grew up watching them, good to relive the memories.

@RebeccaKhan-fx7jf 8 ай бұрын

Great producers and director and actors

@scottjo63 7 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, Magnum Force without the 44 Magnums or Dirty Harry.

@ManuelVazquez-eu5td 4 жыл бұрын

@stevenhearrell1564 3 жыл бұрын

Great movie!

@vintagehippie3647 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my roller skating...how I miss it. Grew up with skates on more than normal shoes. Always a good first date.

@christineedwards8542 4 жыл бұрын

Very good 🎥👏

@82Echo411 8 жыл бұрын

Interesting to see Michelle Phillips from the Ms&Ps.

@skygazer6898 5 жыл бұрын

@Slomofogo no

@82Echo411 5 жыл бұрын

@Slomofogo That was Julianne Phillips from the "Sisters" show.

@blex5579 2 жыл бұрын

given my first name is Bernard and the premise of this movie is spot on: 2 thumbs up!

@cathybrown4243 3 жыл бұрын

These movies are more believable then what is played now! They were way above their time. So i guess in 20 years people will say the same thing

@skygazer6898 5 жыл бұрын

good film

@debbiesongMANDA 3 жыл бұрын

This type of squad still exists and it's called Cobra.

@Krugsie1979 11 жыл бұрын

Many Thanks

@vasantinamdar2204 5 жыл бұрын

Just Men of Edgar Wallace.

@DesperateForSanity Жыл бұрын

This sounds like the premise for the Hal Holbrook, Michael Douglas film The Star Chamber. Love this 70s content.

@Benancej 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@malikamiramas1831 4 жыл бұрын

👍 Nice movie

@davidcraig9779 4 жыл бұрын

Like 'Magnum Force" and some of the James Bond flicks, I sometimes question who the good guys are.

@jeffersonsmith1877 6 күн бұрын

Good movie!

@zarqagova8984 8 жыл бұрын

Good movie and then half way through it goes back on itself

@sundevilification 2 жыл бұрын

funny, the song playing in the skate rink is called American Patrol.

@pagerhoads1531 2 жыл бұрын

Magnum force

@padgecrack4018 5 жыл бұрын

If they were guilty beyond all reasonable doubt, then yeah great.

@rogergoodwin374 4 жыл бұрын

Pimp not blindfolded, didn't comfirm negative heart beat.

@user-bn5nv6yy6m 6 ай бұрын

Excellent Made-for-TV movie! Definitely owes something to Magnum Force, with Clint Eastwood, but that's OK.

@Mythteller 8 жыл бұрын

Magnum Force without Dirty Harry Callahan.

@ristomattikolsi5711 3 жыл бұрын

The Magnum Force death squad officers were young, former special forces service men. Physicly top class, they didn't drink, they didn't smoke, they didn't fuck. They dedicate their whole life for the death squad brotherhood 100%

@generichuman2044 Жыл бұрын

We need a squad like this in the UK. Countless people get a suspended sentence or serve just a couple of years for sa, hurting children or running someone over whilst drunk out of their mind

@chipbuttytime3396 Жыл бұрын

Meet me at the roller rink and we'll discuss it

@post1113 11 ай бұрын

Must be where they got STAR CHAMBER from! Good to see Major Don West again.

@MichaelHansenFUN 2 жыл бұрын

this was 1974? i remember being at my grandmothers house in UTAH either 1978 or 1980 and seeing the beginning of this movie and this movie was on VHS for sale in the 1990s and I bought a copy probably still have it!!!

@debbiebalnaves4842 2 жыл бұрын

This one is about like one of those Dirty Harry movies , the motorcycle cops were killing the bad guy's David Soul was one of the motorcycle cops , I forgot who was the ring leader of the group Not a bad movie recognize a majority of the actors (males) and actresses(females)👌 way better than the ones now to me

@Lester-hi4ez Ай бұрын

A classic performance from Claude Atkins 😂

@rext8949 5 жыл бұрын

*Star Chamber* .Judge , jury , executioner .

@bobmartin7068 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah ,, there was a rat in that one too,,, Michael Douglass. His old man would have kicked his ass,, if the movie was true.

@amirh.aldavood9061 5 жыл бұрын

This movie reveals things that every day going on in powerful organization which established to save people rights and freedoms. No one can do anything about that. God bless us. Thanks for sharing.

@silverumbrella8058 2 ай бұрын

Yeah .. the tables turn when they come for you

@dipayanroy8300 5 жыл бұрын

The ending seems like bit incomplete. Few more scenes of what happens after this incident should have been shown. GOOD MOVIE.

@veeeight1976 4 жыл бұрын

This was how it used to be. It was left up to your imagination. Nowdays, people no longer have imagination.

@tjtenser7828 10 ай бұрын

I actually like the abrupt ending and the focus on Forster breaking down. Really haunting.

@billyhawkins2848 5 жыл бұрын

I just thought about it and I think it's called moving on

@seka1986 4 жыл бұрын

Claude Aikens

@joejones9520 3 жыл бұрын

he was like a mean Andy Griffith..

@bohemoth1 5 жыл бұрын

Life imitates Art. As you are reading this comment a group of police officers are taking justice into their own hands and have KILLED someone who beat the system on a legal technicality.

@AudreyH100 3 жыл бұрын

You can understand why cops would resort to this when scum are let off. But at the same time there has to be law and order.

@lalalanouvellechaine3052 7 жыл бұрын

Robert forster = coooooooooool!!!!!

@pattimccraw6168 4 жыл бұрын

just watched tony forester on the movie, the city with mark hamill and jimmy dean

@stephenmitchell3569 Жыл бұрын

Justice is hard when friends turn out to be the worst of criminals.

@billyhawkins2848 5 жыл бұрын

Claude Akins what is the tv show called were he drives a 18 wheeler?

@82Echo411 5 жыл бұрын

Movin' On '74-76 he drove a rig, then BJ & Lobo

@leapinglaura7343 10 ай бұрын

Where can I sign up for that death squad? :))

@waderaney7 5 жыл бұрын

👍😀

@ronaldparker4353 5 жыл бұрын

Every city needs a Death Squad.......Well controlled and disciplined of course!

@bobmartin7068 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, and I cant stand a rat!

@MrLyndarenaud 5 жыл бұрын

5:51 minutes.....that would become quite costly if, they only use it once....and always toss. Plus, that throw was very weak...someone will eventually find it, hopefully not some child or teenager, in for a swim! Makes me wonder if, the U.S. is littered with partially loaded handguns...

@bobmartin7068 5 жыл бұрын

They are siezed guns , used in former crimes. They are melted down anyway. And once the gun rusts , it doesnt fire . Bullets only last a little while under water, they corrode, and when the powder or primer gets wet, they dont work.

@janeabbotts 4 жыл бұрын

The US is littered with guns...full stop.

@surfghost9121 Жыл бұрын

Best line, 31:50; "Well, it's kinda like when you're tryin' to get close to a broad, commissioner. You bring her to a dirty movie. Maybe you've never had that experience." "I believe I.....know what you mean." Runner -up; "Speaking of action, will I see you tonight?"

@eddiemurphy5781 5 жыл бұрын

The cop 👮 should have known his house was bugged what a Wally.

@MichaelHansenFUN 2 жыл бұрын

1:49 what kinda place is that? how were they able to get there so easily? only in the 1970s

@rogergoodwin374 4 жыл бұрын

Shoe prints not marked out at shooting sight.

@Tralala691 4 жыл бұрын

70’s stupid. But, charge to watch for scenery for the time.

@MrLyndarenaud 5 жыл бұрын

Very abrupt ending, with much more left unsaid and to be done! Maybe, the thought of a sequel briefly passed through their minds but..... They could have made another movie with all that was left hanging up in the air! Plus, the scene at the end was totally ambiguous...or, am I the only one thinking this way?

@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc 4 жыл бұрын

Just takin out the trash . . . .

@billb2479 8 жыл бұрын

Kind of an abrupt ending

@emt5330 4 жыл бұрын

So basically this is magnum force without the big stars

@Lester-hi4ez Ай бұрын

There was a death squad in the seventies a bunch to rogue traffic cops 😂

@dinarusso3320 11 ай бұрын

This is a good entertaining movie, but the chances of him finding that gun in that water, murky, current, etc, that is so unrealistic 😊😊

@padgecrack4018 5 жыл бұрын

I thought that was William shatner for a moment

@barbsterboo3100 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't get what happened at the end. So did the guy believe him? why did he tell him to drop the gun then?

@pagerhoads1531 2 жыл бұрын

Max Cherrie

@Lester-hi4ez Ай бұрын

Similar to the cops in magnum force 😂

@vrinda5303 9 жыл бұрын

@Benoit Vanhees, these movies were done over 40 years ago, when attitudes were different. You don't see people drinking and smoking on TV in Europe? And you make comments about the women doing sexy dances, when European television is full of graphic sex and nudity. Talk about hypocrisy.

@vintagehippie3647 5 жыл бұрын

BBC had risque shows long before they were allowed in the United states...anyone remember Bennie Hill?

@luzcrispin3684 7 ай бұрын

,👍🥰❤️🍿🎥

@pedrovision6987 4 жыл бұрын

Good movie...the dude had no choice...

@latasri494 5 жыл бұрын

The movie ended abruptly....would have loved to see a proper ending. An amazing movie...nevertheless. Thanks for the upload

@Dion-rz3fz 3 жыл бұрын

Good movie but did not care for the ending. But worth watching.

@lousteinberg5624 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember those days very well. I was 31 in '74. I remember those vigilante groups then and even now, in some states they still have them. I also believe in "An Eye for an Eye." Sometimes u have to do what is necessary and set an example. To many loop holes in the law and the guilty go free. Good movie.(ls)

@55Quirll 4 жыл бұрын

What about the innocent who then go to jail for something they didn't do or the police who kill innocent people either by accident or carelessness. They get off scot-free due to qualified immunity or when the police department investigates it's own and find 'we didn't do anything wrong'. No, there are no loopholes, only the same weapons that are there to protect both the guilty and the innocent, the reason the guilty go free is that the law wasn't followed, except the innocent go to jail and the guilty always go free. Be careful because the vigilantes you talk about may go for the police.

@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc 4 жыл бұрын

Andy Griffith?

@Lester-hi4ez Ай бұрын

Nev heard of this film before 😂

@ricosalvaje5802 18 күн бұрын

Is there anyone else here from Quentin Terrentino?

@edwardkarlson8192 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he just happens to be a diver and recovers the guns thrown into the harbor or whatever it was.

@Ramblingpete 4 жыл бұрын

/ 6

@rockisland9790 5 жыл бұрын

...........................STICK THAT WIDE SCREEN....................

@cl759 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@estpst 8 жыл бұрын

Mark Goddard is even in this one.

@elainemoreland3908 Жыл бұрын

Benoit, correct pronunciation bin waah.

@edwardkarlson8192 5 жыл бұрын

31:52, "Like trying to get close to a broad... ", didn't work. The actor looks too decent.

@ab-dhulalifqadrmuhammad1949 4 жыл бұрын

This is a movie made during the modern Liberal/Leftist appeasement madness. Robert Forster and Claude Adkins were younger men in this movie.

@jennifermcdonald5432 4 жыл бұрын

I know the point of the movie is to say how very wrong vigilante justice is, but I have to say that with today’s justice system, I think it’s great! There are way to many obviously guilty people walking the streets

@timetraveller4116 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah , The big Cities run by Democrats are beyond crazy. Liberal Teachers Pandering to students , Mayors and Prosecutors bleeding their hearts for criminals , and the stupid citizens voting them in. Many States reducing felonies to misdemeanors. Refusing to prosecute shoplifters. Store owners crazy. Race to the bottom as fast as We can.

@johnnyadams9519 5 жыл бұрын

yip a Magnum Force without the 44 Magnums RIPOFF made for TV But will give it a chance as loved magnum force but won't be as good with out Dirty Harry

@nosmoking2480 4 жыл бұрын

Magnum Force was release in Dec. 1973...this TV movie aired on Jan. 8 1974. Hardly a ripoff as both films were in production at the same time. Now, a ripoff of Dirty Harry? Perhaps.

@edwardkarlson8192 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Earl was 'Granddad' in 'Hud'. His story of the two little girls was laid on thick; I know it happens but the scripting is too obvious.

@ChildOfThe1970s 4 жыл бұрын

yes its Melvyn Douglas...his films go back to the 1930s

@kimdorris8106 4 жыл бұрын

Edward Karlson He Melvyn Douglas won an Oscar for ‘Hud’ and one for ‘Being There’. Very handsome in his youth.