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Directed by | Bruno Barreto |
Produced by | Michael Bregman Martin Bregman |
Screenplay by | Jeremy Iacone |
Based on |
One Tough Cop: The Bo Dietl Story by Bo Dietl and Ken Gross |
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Music by | Bruce Broughton |
Cinematography | Ron Fortunato |
Edited by | Ray Hubley |
Distributed by | Stratosphere Entertainment |
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90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $ 1,223,034 (domestic) |
One Tough Cop is a 1998 American action crime film. It was directed by Bruno Barreto and written by Jeremy Iacone. The movie stars Stephen Baldwin as the protagonist and first-person narrator Bo Dietl, a real-life New York City detective who wrote the book that the film is based on. Chris Penn costars as Dietl's partner. Gina Gershon, Mike McGlone and Paul Guilfoyle also play key roles.
Detective Bo Dietl and his partner investigate the rape and murder of a nun. Meanwhile, Dietl learns that his partner has a gambling problem, and is in debt to loan sharks.