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The Laughing Policeman

1973
Directed byStuart Rosenberg
1h 52m

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.

CAST
Walter MatthauSgt. Jake Martin SFPDBruce DernInsp. Leo Larsen SFPDLouis Gossett Jr.
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GENRES
CrimeDramaThriller
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.2

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