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Jan 23, 1974 · The Laughing Policeman: Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. With Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Albert Paulsen. In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Stuart Rosenberg
- 1974-01-23
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The Laughing Policeman. Summaries. In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side. A San Francisco city bus with eight passengers and the driver pulls out of a downtown bus station and moves through the city stopping once for a new passenger.
The Laughing Policeman (released in the UK as An Investigation of Murder) is a 1973 American neo-noir thriller film loosely based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The setting of the story is transplanted from Stockholm to San Francisco.
Roger Ebert December 24, 1973. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "The Laughing Policeman" is an awfully good police movie: taut, off-key, filled with laconic performances. It provides the special delight we get from gradually unraveling a complicated case.
Overview. 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, Screenplay. Maj Sjöwall. Novel. Per Wahlöö. Novel. Thomas Rickman. Screenplay
When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans (Anthony Costello) is killed, along with the man he'd been following in relation to a murder. Evans' partner ...
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