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The Laughing Policeman

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  • Movie
  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 52m

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

6.2

TMDB audience rating
6.2 out of 10 from 81 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Walter Matthau

    Walter MatthauSgt. Jake Martin SFPD

  • Bruce Dern

    Bruce DernInsp. Leo Larsen SFPD

  • Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

  • Albert Paulsen

    Albert PaulsenHenry Camerero

  • Anthony Zerbe

    Anthony ZerbeLt. Nat Steiner SFPD

  • Val Avery

    Val AveryInsp. John Pappas SFPD

  • Cathy Lee Crosby

    Cathy Lee CrosbyKay Butler

  • Mario Gallo

    Mario GalloBobby Mow, Snitch

  • Joanna Cassidy

    Joanna CassidyMonica, Beth's Roomate

  • Frances Lee McCain

    Frances Lee McCainProstitute

  • Clifton James

    Clifton JamesOfficer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad

  • Paul Koslo

    Paul KosloDuane Haygood

  • Matt Clark

    Matt ClarkCoronor

  • William Hansen

    William HansenMr. Schwermer, Bus Vicitm

  • Shirley Ballard

    Shirley BallardGrace Martin

  • Elaine Collins

    Elaine CollinsGo-Go Dancer

  • Cheryl ChristiansenNurse on Bus

  • Don Borisenko

    Don BorisenkoCollins

Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Writer
Thomas Rickman, Per Wahlöö and Maj Sjöwall
Music
Charles Fox
Cinematography
David M. Walsh