The Laughing Policeman
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.
At a glance
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United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
6.2/10
73 votes
IMDb
6.4/10
Users
Critics
59%Rotten Tomatoes
Rating consensus
62/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~62/100 across 3 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
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
Mario Gallo
Bobby Mow, Snitch
Joanna Cassidy
Monica, Beth's Roomate
Frances Lee McCain
Prostitute
Clifton James
Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
Paul Koslo
Duane Haygood
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The Laughing Policeman (1973)
Stuart Rosenberg
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