The Super Cops
The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as "Batman & Robin".
Gordon Parks
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Casts & Crew
Ron Leibman
David Selby
Sheila Frazier
Pat Hingle
Dan Frazer
Joseph Sirola
Arny Freeman
Bernard Kates
Alex Colon
Al Fann
Ralph Wilcox
Eddie Barth
Don Billett
Rudy Bond
Sam Coppola
Albert Henderson
Barton Heyman
Pat Corley
Joseph P. McCartney
Ralph Strait
Earle Hyman
Stephen Macht
Tony Lip
Louis Guss
James Dukas
Barry Corbin
Patrick V. Murphy
Lee Steele
Steve Vignari
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