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The Laughing Policeman  (1973)
This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie.


6.3|20 Dec, 1973|112 min
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$2,280,000
Revenue $1,700,000
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Keywords
san francisco, california
mass murder
murder
killer

Casts

Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern
Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Albert Paulsen
Albert Paulsen
Henry Camerero
Anthony Zerbe
Anthony Zerbe
Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD
Val Avery
Val Avery
Insp. John Pappas SFPD
Cathy Lee Crosby
Cathy Lee Crosby
Kay Butler
Mario Gallo
Mario Gallo
Bobby Mow, Snitch
Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy
Monica, Beth's Roomate
Frances Lee McCain
Frances Lee McCain
Prostitute
Clifton James
Clifton James
Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
Paul Koslo
Paul Koslo
Duane Haygood
Matt Clark
Matt Clark
Coronor
William Hansen
William Hansen
Mr. Schwermer, Bus Vicitm
Shirley Ballard
Shirley Ballard
Grace Martin
Elaine Collins
Elaine Collins
Go-Go Dancer
Cheryl Christiansen
Nurse on Bus

Crews

Stuart Rosenberg
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
Thomas Rickman
Screenplay
Per Wahlöö
Per Wahlöö
Novel
Maj Sjöwall
Maj Sjöwall
Novel
Stuart Rosenberg
Stuart Rosenberg
Screenplay
Stuart Rosenberg
Stuart Rosenberg
Producer
Charles Fox
Charles Fox
Original Music Composer
David M. Walsh
Director of Photography
Bob Wyman
Editor
Joyce Selznick
Casting
Doug von Koss
Set Decoration
Jack Wilson
Makeup Artist
Gary Morris
Makeup Artist

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