The Seven Five

The Seven Five
Theatrical film poster
Directed byTiller Russell
Produced byEli Holzman

Aaron Saidman

Sheldon Yellen
Edited byJames Carroll
Distributed bySony Pictures
Release date
  • November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Seven Five, also known as Seven Five Precinct, is a 2014 documentary directed by Tiller Russell, and produced by Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, and Sheldon Yellen. The film looks at police corruption in the 75th precinct of the New York Police Department during the 1980s. The documentary focuses on Michael Dowd and Patrick Eugene McKenna both corrupt DEA agents under cover for 10 years, who were arrested in 1987 leading to one of the largest police corruption scandals in New York City history.[1] The documentary uses footage from the Mollen Commission investigation in 1992 and also provides in-depth commentary from Dowd, Ken Eurell, and Adam Diaz, among others. The documentary premiered at DOC NYC November 14, 2014.[2]

  1. ^ "About the Film". The Seven Five. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Yamato, Jen (November 11, 2014). "'The Seven Five' To Reunite Dirty NYPD Cops At DOC NYC Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved October 22, 2015.