The Laughing Policeman (1973)
1h 52m
Running Time
December 20, 1973Release Date
The Laughing Policeman (1973)
1h 52m
Running Time
December 20, 1973Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Walter Matthau
Jake Martin
Bruce Dern
Larsen
Louis Gossett Jr.
Larrimore
Anthony Zerbe
Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD
Albert Paulsen
Camerero
Val Avery
Insp. John Pappas SFPD
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
Thomas Rickman
Writer
Cathy Lee Crosby
Kay Butler
Per Wahlöö
Writer
Mario Gallo
Bobby Mow, Snitch
Maj Sjöwall
Writer
Joanna Cassidy
Monica, Beth's Roomate
Charles Fox
Composer
Frances Lee McCain
Prostitute
Clifton James
Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 20, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsSan Francisco, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The Laughing Policeman (released in the UK as An Investigation of Murder) is a 1973 American neo-noir thriller film loosely based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The setting of the story is transplanted from Stockholm to San Francisco. It was directed by Stuart Rosenberg and features Walter Matthau as Detective Jake Martin.