The Laughing Policeman
1973/12/20 (US) | Crime, Thriller
This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie.
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.
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
Thomas Rickman
Screenplay
Stuart Rosenberg
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Walter Matthau
Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
Bruce Dern
Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
Louis Gossett Jr.
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Albert Paulsen
Henry Camerero
Anthony Zerbe
Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD
Val Avery
Insp. John Pappas SFPD
Cathy Lee Crosby
Kay Butler
Budget
$ 2,280,000
Revenue
$ 1,700,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- 20th Century Fox
Crews
Stuart Rosenberg
Producer
Per Wahlöö
Novel
Bob Wyman
Editor
Maj Sjöwall
Novel
Charles Fox
Original Music Composer
David M. Walsh
Director of Photography