- HD 1080
- Runtime: 116m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Howard W. Koch
- Stars: Robert Duvall, Verna Bloom, Henry Darrow, Eddie Egan, Felipe Luciano
- keywords: sociopath, policeman
- Production_studio: Paramount Pictures
- Slogan: 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.
- The Badge 373 is featured in the top rankings of 1973
- #70 in Top Crime Movies of 1973
- #66 in Top Thriller Movies of 1973
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.