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Firehouse
“When the fire's out... the heat is on.”
5.0 / 10• 1973• 1h 14m•NR• English
DramaActionTV Movie
Storyline
Conflict erupts within a close-knit engine company of a big-city fire department when a black recruit and a bigoted white veteran clash during a wave of suspected arson in the ghetto. Pilot to the short-lived series that began a run in January 1974.
Cast & Crew
Richard Roundtree
Shelly Forsythe
Lead
Vince Edwards
Spike Ryerson
Andrew Duggan
Capt. Jim Parr
Richard Jaeckel
Hank Myers
Val Avery
Sonny Caputo
Sheila Frazier
Michelle Forsythe
Michael Lerner
Ernie Bush
Paul Le Mat
Billy Dalzell
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alex March's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Firehouse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
