The taking of New York City : crime on the screen and in the streets of the Big Apple in the 1970s /

"For a time in the 1970s, New York City seemed to many to be genuinely on the cusp of collapse. Plagued by rampant crime, graft, catastrophic finances, and crumbling infrastructure, it served as a symbol for the plight of American cities after the convulsions of the 1960s. This tale of urban bl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rausch, Andrew J. (Author)
Other Authors:	Bernard, Jami (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, MD : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, [2025]
Subjects:	New York (N.Y.) > In motion pictures. Crime in motion pictures. Crime > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions. Nineteen seventies. Criminalité au cinéma. Années soixante-dix (Vingtième siècle)

Table of Contents:

1970 : Black film and White anger
1971 : the blue flu, The French connection, and Shaft
1972 : Grass-eaters & meat-eaters, Charlie chop-off, and The Godfather
1973 : Cop movies, blaxploitation, and mean streets
1974 : Murder is down, but NYC has a Death wish
1975 : A dog day afternoon in fear city
1976 : Travis Bickle meets the Son of Sam
1977 : the night the lights went out on Cherry Street
1978 : Donnie Brasco, the Lufthansa heist, and Fingers
1979 : The wanderers and The warriors run the streets
1980 : The last batch of '70s crime films.