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The Detective is an American crime film first released in 1968,
directed by Gordon Douglas.
The film is based on a novel by Roderick Thorp and stars Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman and Horace McMahon.
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Credits
- Director: Gordon Douglas
- Script: Abby Mann, Roderick Thorp (novel)
- Photo: Joseph F. Biroc
- Music: Jerry Goldsmith
- Cast: Frank Sinatra (Det. Sgt. Joe Leland), Lee Remick (Karen Wagner Leland), Ralph Meeker (Curran), Jack Klugman (Dave Schoenstein), Horace McMahon (Capt. Tom Farrell), Lloyd Bochner (Dr. Wendell Roberts), William Windom (Colin MacIver), Tony Musante (Felix Tesla), Al Freeman Jr. (Robbie Loughlin), Robert Duvall (Nestor), Pat Henry (Mercidis), Patrick McVey (Police Officer Mike Tanner), Dixie Marquis (Carol Linjack), Sugar Ray Robinson (Kelly), Renée Taylor (Rachael Schoenstein), James Inman (Teddy Leikman), Tom Atkins (Police Officer Jack Harmon), Jacqueline Bisset (Norma MacIver), Ted Beniades (Reporter), Mark Dawson (Desk Sergeant), James Dukas (Medical Examiner), Jan Farrand (Karen’s Friend at Theatre), Don Fellows (Reporter), Tom Gorman (Prison Priest), Sharon Henesy (Sharon), Richard Krisher (Matt Henderson), Lou Krugman (Reporter), Paul Larson (Reporter), Bette Midler (Girl at Party (unconfirmed)), Earl Montgomery (Desk Clerk), Peg Murray (Girl at Party), Lou Nelson (Procurer), George Plimpton (Reporter), Frank Raiter (Tough Homosexual), Jilly Rizzo (Bartender), Jose Rodriguez (Boy in police station), Joe Santos (Reporter), Arnold Soboloff (Reporter), Philip Sterling (Reporter), Peter York (Decent Boy)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 114 min
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