Badge 373
5.8
“A gun in his sock, a tire iron in his belt, and no badge. The story of Eddie. The best ex-cop in the business.”
When his partner is killed, tough Irish detective Eddie Ryan vows to avenge the death, whatever the cost. As he begins unraveling clues, his behavior becomes so outrageous that he's obliged to turn in his badge, but the experience only emboldens him. Ryan eventually learns that his partner was caught up in a Puerto Rican gun-running scheme masterminded by a crook named Sweet Willie, who wants to foment revolutionary war.
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Cast
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Robert Duvall
Eddie Ryan
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Verna Bloom
Maureen
Known for
High Plains Drifter
After Hours
Henry Darrow
Sweet William
Known for
Zorro
The Hitcher
Eddie Egan
Scanlon
Known for
The French Connection
Prime Cut
Felipe Luciano
Ruben Garcia
Also in
It Could Happen to You
D'Curse
Tina Cristiani
Mrs. Caputo
No other roles listed
Marina Durell
Rita Garcia
Known for
Then She Found Me
Chico Martínez
Frankie Diaz
Known for
Sorcerer
An Unmarried Woman
Jose Duvall
Ferrer
Known for
The Cardinal
Luis Avalos
Chico
Known for
Jungle 2 Jungle
The Ringer
Sam Schacht
Assistant D.A.
Known for
Heart of Midnight
A Shock to the System
Duane Morris
Also in
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Howard W. Koch Director · Pete Hamill Writer Eddie Egan Writer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · United States release July 25, 1973 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,100,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 25, 1973
Theatrical
France
September 20, 1973 · Theatrical
June 15, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
November 7, 2025 · TV · Paramount Network
Germany
November 23, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 8, 1974 · Theatrical
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