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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Per Wahlöö (novel) &
Maj Sjöwall (novel) ...
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Release Date:
23 January 1974 (Sweden) more
Tagline:
This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie. more
Plot:
In San Francisco, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Worth seeing more (27 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Walter Matthau | ... | Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD |
 | Bruce Dern | ... | Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD |
 | Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Insp. James Larrimore SFPD (as Lou Gossett) |
| 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 |
| Shirley Ballard | ... | Grace Martin |
| William Hansen | ... | Mr. Schwermer, Bus Vicitm |
| Jonas Wolfe | ... | Det. Mike Collins |
 | Paul Koslo | ... | Duane Haygood, Drug Pusher |
| Louis Guss | ... | Gus Niles / Andrew Medford - Bus Victim |
 | Frances Lee McCain | ... | Prostitute (as Lee McCain) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
An Investigation of Murder (UK)
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Runtime:
112 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Singapore:NC-16
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Trivia:
According to Bruce Dern's autobiography, it was Matthau's idea to have Dern, known mainly as a character actor, share top billing with him for this film - a gesture Dern was most grateful for. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the morgue scene, early in the film, there are a few "corpses" breathing. On one corpse, the toes curl. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD:
Know what I mean?
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Soundtrack:
Blue Moon more
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Not as bad as the other comments would suggest, "The Laughing Policeman" is a police procedural mystery that lacks the spark of great thriller genre films. What this does have is some very good acting, especially from the lead players, and a decent script with interesting characters. The plot does get a little convoluted near the end and the action is inspired by better films, but it is worth a watch. I'd give it a mild recomendation.