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Detective Sgt. Joe Leland
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When a gay man is viciously slain, Detective Joe Leland (Frank Sinatra) is put on the case. Joe eventually tracks down the victim's roommate, who confesses to the crime and is sentenced to death...
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Frank Sinatra plays Detective Joe Leland from the novel (The Detective) by Roderick Thorp. Thorp wrote a sequel (Nothing Lasts Forever) where Leland is trapped in a Claxxon Oil Corporation skyscraper after it's taken by German terrorists and must rescue his daughter and grandchildren.
New York City police detective Joe Leland 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 disgusted, the police on call are left bemused, and Leland holds things together with his direct, no-nonsense approach.
Watch Now. The Detective (1968) PG 05/28/1968 (US) Crime , Mystery , Drama 1h 54m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. An adult look at a police detective. Overview. Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man. Gordon Douglas. Director. Abby Mann. Screenplay. Roderick Thorp. Writer.
The Detective, American crime thriller film, released in 1968, that was based on Roderick Thorp’s best-selling novel (1966) of the same name and featured one of the first mainstream discussions in American film of homosexuality. Frank Sinatra’s dramatic role, as the title character, was one of his.
