The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman (1973)

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

  • Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
  • Release Date: 1973-12-20
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 58 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Stuart Rosenberg
star 6.2/10
From 58 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Walter Matthau

    as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
  • Bruce Dern

    as Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
  • Louis Gossett Jr.

    as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
  • Albert Paulsen

    as Henry Camerero
  • Anthony Zerbe

    as Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD
  • Val Avery

    as Insp. John Pappas SFPD
  • Cathy Lee Crosby

    as Kay Butler
  • Mario Gallo

    as Bobby Mow, Snitch
  • Joanna Cassidy

    as Monica, Beth's Roomate
  • Frances Lee McCain

    as Prostitute
  • Clifton James

    as Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
  • Paul Koslo

    as Duane Haygood
  • Matt Clark

    as Coronor
  • William Hansen

    as Mr. Schwermer, Bus Vicitm
  • Shirley Ballard

    as Grace Martin
  • Elaine Collins

    as Go-Go Dancer
Directing Stuart Rosenberg Director
Writing Thomas Rickman Screenplay
Writing Per Wahlöö Novel
Writing Maj Sjöwall Novel
Writing Stuart Rosenberg Screenplay
Production Stuart Rosenberg Producer
Sound Charles Fox Original Music Composer
Camera David M. Walsh Director of Photography
Editing Bob Wyman Editor
Production Joyce Selznick Casting
Art Doug von Koss Set Decoration

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