Frank Sinatra
Detective Sgt. Joe Leland
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The Detective is a 1968 American neo-noir [3] crime drama film directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aaron Rosenberg, and starring Frank Sinatra, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Roderick Thorp.
The Detective: Directed by Gordon Douglas. With Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman. While grappling with his wife's infidelity, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a gay man, which he discovers is linked to official corruption involving sex and drugs.
- (4.2K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Gordon Douglas
- 1968-05-28
“The Detective” contains a fine performance by Frank Sinatra, some very good scenes of police work, and not much else. It is a potentially excellent movie struggling to free itself from a heavy-handed script by Abby Mann and mediocre direction by Gordon Douglas.
In 1968, with The Detective, Sinatra made the transition complete, playing a gritty urban detective on the streets of New York, dealing with a murder and a suicide that end up taking him down the rabbit hole of corruption and conspiracy.
- Gordon Douglas, Richard Lang
- Frank Sinatra
New York City police detective Joe Leland (Frank Sinatra) is called to the home of a murder victim who has been beaten to death, head crushed and has had his genitals removed. Puzzled and ...
- (8)
- Frank Sinatra
- Gordon Douglas
- Crime, Drama, LGBTQ+
Amidst the turmoil of his wife’s betrayal, an NYPD detective delves into the murder of a gay man, unraveling a tangled web of corruption and vice that exposes the dark underbelly of the city and challenges his moral compass.
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