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The Detective( 1968)

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An adult look at a police detective

Overview

Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Frank Sinatra

      Det. Sgt. Joe Leland

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      Lee Remick

      Karen Wagner Leland

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      Ralph Meeker

      Curran

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      Jack Klugman

      Dave Schoenstein

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      Horace McMahon

      Capt. Tom Farrell

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      Lloyd Bochner

      Dr. Wendell Roberts

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      William Windom

      Colin MacIver

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      Tony Musante

      Felix Tesla

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      Al Freeman Jr.

      Robbie Loughlin

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      Robert Duvall

      Nestor

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      Pat Henry

      Mercidis

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      Patrick McVey

      Police Officer Mike Tanner

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      Dixie Marquis

      Carol Linjack

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      Sugar Ray Robinson

      Kelly

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      Renée Taylor

      Rachael Schoenstein

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      James Inman

      Teddy Leikman

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      Tom Atkins

      Harmon

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      Jacqueline Bisset

      Norma MacIver

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      Joe Santos

      Reporter

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      George Plimpton

      Reporter

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      Bette Midler

      Woman at Party

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    Written by talisencrw on Thu Aug 04 2016
    As I neared the big 5,000 in terms of movies watched (at least according to my admittedly-crapola memory and IMDb), for some odd reason, I thought of Frank Sinatra, whose films I had seen quite a few of recently, and I decided to check out the private-eye films he made in the 60's, when his superstar status, both in terms of acting and performing, began to wane, as tastes changed in that tumultuous decade. Apart from 'Them!', 'In Like Flint' and a truckload of Our Gang comedic shorts from way back when, I hadn't seen any of director Douglas' works, though he's fine with the material and does...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4490000.00

    Revenue

    6500000.00

    Keywords

    • police detective