Foster and Laurie


Foster and Laurie is a 1975 made-for-TV movie. It is the story of two NYPD officers, Gregory Philip Foster and Rocco W. Laurie, who were murdered while on patrol in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City in 1972. The Black Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the murders but no suspects were charged.

Production and cast notes

Foster and Laurie originally aired on November 13, 1975 on CBS. It was based in the 1974 book of the same name by Al Silverman.
Talia Shire, who plays the widow, Adelaide Laurie, was at the time of this televisions movie between her roles in the acclaimed classics The Godfather and Rocky.