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Toma (1973)
This TV-pilot, later made into a TV-series, is about a cop in Newark, New Jersey, who defies his superiors to try to bring down the head of a Mafia numbers racket.
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This TV-pilot, later made into a TV-series, is about a cop in Newark, New Jersey, who defies his superiors to try to bring down the head of a Mafia numbers racket.
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Genre:Action, Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Written By:Gerald Di Pego, Edward Hume
In Theaters:3/21/1973
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions, Universal Television
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