R | 1 h 52 min | Thriller | Drama | Crime

IMDB 6.4 / 10 (2292 votes)

The Laughing Policeman (1973)

The Laughing Policeman | United States of America

It's tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in which a madman opened machine gunfire on eight people.

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Description

It's tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in which a madman opened machine gunfire on eight people.

Writers

Stuart Rosenberg
Tom Rickman

Stars

Walter Matthau
Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD

Bruce Dern
Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD

Louis Gossett Jr.
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

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

Frances Lee McCain
Prostitute

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Keywords

murder, killer, san francisco, mass murder, mystery

Production

20th Century Fox

Actor

Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Albert Paulsen, Anthony Zerbe, Val Avery, Cathy Lee Crosby, Mario Gallo, Joanna Cassidy, Frances Lee McCain, Clifton James, William Hansen, Shirley Ballard, Paul Koslo

Creators

Doug von Koss (Set Decoration), Bob Wyman (Editor), Stuart Rosenberg (Screenplay), David M. Walsh (Director of Photography), Joyce Selznick (Casting), Charles Fox (Original Music Composer), Tom Rickman (Screenplay), Maj Sjöwall (Novel), Per Wahlöö (Novel)

Alternative titles

Matança em San Francisco (BR)
San Francisco, ciudad desnuda (ES)
Le flic ricanant (FR)
An Investigation of Murder (GB)
L'ispettore Martin ha teso la trappola (IT)
De Negende Passagier (NL)

Release dates

23.01.1974 (SE)
22.03.1974 (DE)
20.03.1974 (FR)
20.12.1973 (US)

The Laughing Policeman (1973)

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