MY FATHER'S GUN, A&E, 2002
The video chronicling three generations of life in the NYPD complete with the bestselling book on which it was based.
The Hollywood Reporter calls it, "a bracing story of courage, dedication and heroism in the face of corruption and tragedy".
Three generations of Brian McDonald's family - his grandfather, father and brother - have served in the NYPD.
Based on his acclaimed memoir of the same name, My Father's Gun brings their story to life, reflecting a century of pride and heartache, tragedy and heroism, and the stress of living on the other side of the blue wall that separates police from the citizenry they serve.
From back alleys and precinct houses to their own homes and relationships with the people they love and hurt the most, this is an unflinching, heartfelt and intimate look at the price that policing exacts on those who choose the profession, as well as a street-level view of the forces that have shaped and reshaped America's largest city in the last 100 years.
The heroin scourge of the '50s, the influence of Tammany Hall in the 1910s, the "white flight" of the '60s and more are all shown here through one family's eyes, a family joined by generations of service in the NYPD.
100 minutes, fully narrated, closed-captoned, VHS NTSC only, ISBN:0-7670-4948-9, VM9766 / $29.95
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