An adult look at a police detective.
New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in NYC in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs, homophobia, homosexuality and bisexuality.
The Detective (1968) is a crime, mystery and drama film directed by Gordon Douglas, released on May 28, 1968 with a runtime of 1h 54m. It stars Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker and Jack Klugman. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 79 ratings.
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Frank Sinatra
as Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
Lee Remick
as Karen Wagner Leland
Ralph Meeker
as Curran
Jack Klugman
as Dave Schoenstein
Horace McMahon
as Capt. Tom Farrell
Lloyd Bochner
as Dr. Wendell Roberts
William Windom
as Colin MacIver
Tony Musante
as Felix Tesla
Al Freeman Jr.
as Robbie Loughlin
Robert Duvall
as Nestor
Pat Henry
as Mercidis
Patrick McVey
as Police Officer Mike Tanner
Directed by Gordon Douglas, written by Abby Mann, Roderick Thorp and Roderick Thorp, produced by Aaron Rosenberg.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 79 ratings.
As I neared the big 5,000 in terms of movies watched (at least according to my admittedly-crapola memory and IMDb), for some odd reason, I thought of Frank Sinatra, whose films I had seen quite a few of recently, and I decided to check out the private-eye films he made in the 60's, when his superstar status, both in terms of acting and performing, began to wane, as tastes changed in that tumultuous decade. Apart…
Reviewed on August 4, 2016
Joe Leland - A decent cop on a murky landscape. The Detective is directed by Gordon Douglas and adapted to screenplay by Abby Mann from the novel written by Roderick Thorp. It stars Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Horace MacMahon, Lloyd Bochner and Jacqueline Bissset. A Panavision/Deluxe Color production with photography by Joseph Biroc and music by Jerry Goldsmith. When a homosexual man is…
Reviewed on January 2, 2019
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The Detective (1968) is available to stream on YouTube TV, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Detective (1968) includes Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman and Horace McMahon. The film was directed by Gordon Douglas. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Detective was released on May 28, 1968 and runs for 1h 54m.
The Detective (1968) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 79 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, mystery and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official The Detective trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
