The Choirboys
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The Choirboys is a 1977 darkly comic crime drama film about a group of Los Angeles police officers whose off-duty antics expose the cynicism and dysfunction within the force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Choirboys canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
black comedy film
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crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | novel-to-film adaptation ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Joseph Wambaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Choirboys (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph F. Biroc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
alcohol abuse
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police misconduct ⓘ sexual misconduct ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| director | Robert Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Luciano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
abuse of power
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institutional dysfunction ⓘ moral decay ⓘ police cynicism ⓘ |
| follows | group of Los Angeles police officers ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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crime ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| mainCastMember |
Burt Young
NERFINISHED
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Charles Durning NERFINISHED ⓘ Clyde Kusatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Stroud NERFINISHED ⓘ James Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Gossett Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry King NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Quaid NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Webber NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim McIntire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank De Vol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | off-duty behavior of police officers ⓘ |
| producer | Marty Hornstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1975 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runtime | 119 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Christopher Knopf
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Wambaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
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