Firehouse
– Tensions arise when a previously all-white firehouse gets its first black fireman...
Tensions arise when a previously all-white firehouse gets its first black fireman.
Release Date:
02 Jan 1973
Language:
English
MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated
Director:
Alex March
Writer:
Frank Cucci
Main Actors:
Michael Lerner, Paul Le Mat, Val Avery, Richard Jaeckel
Plot:
The first African-American assigned to an all-white firehouse, rookie firefighter Shelly Forsythe must battle both blazes and racism as the fire department hunts for a serial arsonist in 1973 New York. The house's senior firefighter is hostile to Forsythe at first but eventually comes to respect him and is forced to make a dangerous choice between his orders and his duty to a fellow firefighter.
Production:
Metromedia Producers Corporation
Ratings: