Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1973 · 1h 52m

The Laughing Policeman

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Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Cast
Walter Matthau as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD Bruce Dern as Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD Louis Gossett Jr. as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD Albert Paulsen as Henry Camerero Anthony Zerbe as Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD Val Avery as Insp. John Pappas SFPD
Crew
David M. Walsh — Director of Photography Bob Wyman — Editor Charles Fox — Original Music Composer Thomas Rickman — Screenplay Stuart Rosenberg — Screenplay Per Wahlöö — Novel
Tagline

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.

Trailer The Laughing Policeman — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
san francisco, californiamass murdermurderkiller
Key Collaborators
Stuart Rosenberg Director David M. Walsh Director of Photography Bob Wyman Editor Charles Fox Original Music Composer Thomas Rickman Screenplay Stuart Rosenberg Screenplay Per Wahlöö Novel Maj Sjöwall Novel Stuart Rosenberg Producer
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