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The Laughing Policeman(1973)

This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie.

6.2(73)1h 52m1973-12-20

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Overview

When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans is killed, along with the man he'd been following in relation to a murder. Evans' partner, Sgt. Jake Martin, becomes obsessed with solving the case.

Director:: Stuart Rosenberg
Writers:: Thomas Rickman, Per Wahlöö, Maj Sjöwall
Producers:: Stuart Rosenberg
Cinematographer:: David M. Walsh
Composer:: Charles Fox
Production:: 20th Century Fox
Budget:: $2,280,000
Revenue:: $1,700,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

Albert Paulsen

Albert Paulsen

Henry Camerero

Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe

Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD

Val Avery

Val Avery

Insp. John Pappas SFPD

Cathy Lee Crosby

Cathy Lee Crosby

Kay Butler

Mario Gallo

Mario Gallo

Bobby Mow, Snitch

Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy

Monica, Beth's Roomate

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain

Prostitute

Clifton James

Clifton James

Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad

Paul Koslo

Paul Koslo

Duane Haygood