The Laughing Policeman

Dec 20, 1973

1h 52m

★ 6.3

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

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.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD

Walter Matthau

Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD

Bruce Dern

Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

Louis Gossett Jr.

Henry Camerero

Albert Paulsen

Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD

Anthony Zerbe

Insp. John Pappas SFPD

Val Avery

Kay Butler

Cathy Lee Crosby

Bobby Mow, Snitch

Mario Gallo

Monica, Beth's Roomate

Joanna Cassidy

Prostitute

Frances Lee McCain

Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad

Clifton James

Duane Haygood

Paul Koslo

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