Badge 373 Blu-ray

In an early retail announcement, the independent film distributor Olive Films has revealed plans to bring Badge 373 to Blu-ray. Inspired by the life of NYC cop Eddie Egan - who also influenced Gene Hackman's Academy Award-winning turn as Popeye Doyle in The French Connection - this crime drama stars Robert Duvall (The Godfather) as Eddie Ryan, a tough police officer whose hunt to avenge his slain partner puts him on the trail of a multi-million-dollar arms deal.

Directed by Howard W. Koch (executive producer of The Manchurian Candidate), the film also features Verna Bloom (The Last Temptation of Christ), Henry Darrow (Maverick), and Egan himself (Prime Cut).

Olive has not yet specified the technical and supplementary details for this Blu-ray.

Badge 373 is expected to street on April 24th.