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The Laughing Policeman

Film

The Laughing Policeman

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

6.2

1h 52m

1973

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

as Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

Albert Paulsen

Albert Paulsen

as Henry Camerero

Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe

as Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD

Val Avery

Val Avery

as Insp. John Pappas SFPD

Cathy Lee Crosby

Cathy Lee Crosby

as Kay Butler

Mario Gallo

Mario Gallo

as Bobby Mow, Snitch

Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy

as Monica, Beth's Roomate

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