A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.
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- TriviaThe street riot scenes were all shot on the exterior Baker Street standing set at Pinewood that had been constructed the previous year for the movie The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970). This street appears in other films/TV series shot at Pinewood around this time too, including The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972), Carry on at Your Convenience (1971), The Persuaders! (1971) and UFO (1970). Some of the footage of the riot scenes was later re-used for the 1978 episode Look After Annie (1978) of the TV series The Professionals (1977).
- Crazy creditsThe lettering in the opening title sequence and the closing caption "The End" was in a handwritten font, to mimic the graffiti used for the film's title "All Coppers Are [Bastards]".
- ConnectionsEdited into The Professionals: Look After Annie (1978)
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All Coppers Are...
All Coppers Are... comes across as a slice of life kitchen sink drama of the 1960s. Only it was made in the early 1970s after the worldwide student protest movement of the late 60s.
This was the time when Carry On producer Peter Rogers who also produced this movie started to rebel against the swinging 60s to become a bit of a reactionary.
Set in Battersea. Young policeman Joe (Martin Potter) is married with a baby but gets to have a bit of fun with flighty Sue (Julia Foster) who he met at a party. Joe neglects to mention that he is married and a policeman.
Joe also befriends petty crook Barry (Nicky Henson) who he confesses to about his marital status but no his job.
Barry is also attracted to Sue and they become a couple when they find out more about Joe. Barry is also planning a cigarette warehouse robbery, if only he drove a less conspicuous car. You just know Barry's heist will go wrong and he will come face to face with Joe.
This is story with a thin plot. It was obviously inspired by the French New Wave but it lacks a ballsy approach.
The film's open ended conclusion does it no favours. The protest scene although well filmed seemed to be about nothing apart from young radicals wanting to have a punch up with coppers. It just highlights that the wrong people were involved in the movie as it had no social commentary. Their sympathies were with Barry, being a copper is a hard and dangerous life.
It needed genuine leftist filmmakers to show that times are changing.
This was the time when Carry On producer Peter Rogers who also produced this movie started to rebel against the swinging 60s to become a bit of a reactionary.
Set in Battersea. Young policeman Joe (Martin Potter) is married with a baby but gets to have a bit of fun with flighty Sue (Julia Foster) who he met at a party. Joe neglects to mention that he is married and a policeman.
Joe also befriends petty crook Barry (Nicky Henson) who he confesses to about his marital status but no his job.
Barry is also attracted to Sue and they become a couple when they find out more about Joe. Barry is also planning a cigarette warehouse robbery, if only he drove a less conspicuous car. You just know Barry's heist will go wrong and he will come face to face with Joe.
This is story with a thin plot. It was obviously inspired by the French New Wave but it lacks a ballsy approach.
The film's open ended conclusion does it no favours. The protest scene although well filmed seemed to be about nothing apart from young radicals wanting to have a punch up with coppers. It just highlights that the wrong people were involved in the movie as it had no social commentary. Their sympathies were with Barry, being a copper is a hard and dangerous life.
It needed genuine leftist filmmakers to show that times are changing.
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- Prismark10
- Aug 15, 2021
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- All Cops Are
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- Battersea, London, Greater London, England, UK(apartment block exteriors/various exterior street scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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