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The Detective

The Detective

1968
Approved
114 min
Crime Drama Thriller

Plot Summary

Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a homosexual man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs.

6.5
IMDb Rating
100%
Rotten Tomatoes
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Ratings & Reviews

6.5
IMDb Rating
100%
Rotten Tomatoes

Technical Details

114 min
Runtime
28 May 1968
Release Date
Approved
Content Rating
Movie
Content Type
1968
Year
Genres
Crime Drama Thriller

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User Reviews

talisencrw

8.0/10
Recent

As I neared the big 5,000 in terms of movies watched (at least according to my admittedly-crapola memory and IMDb), for some odd reason, I thought of Frank Sinatra, whose films I had seen quite a few of recently, and I decided to check out the private-eye films he made in the 60's, when his superstar status, both in terms of acting and performing, began to wane, as tastes changed in that tumultuous decade. Apart from 'Them!', 'In Like Flint' and a truckload of Our Gang comedic shorts from way...

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John Chard

John Chard

7.0/10
Recent

Joe Leland - A decent cop on a murky landscape. The Detective is directed by Gordon Douglas and adapted to screenplay by Abby Mann from the novel written by Roderick Thorp. It stars Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Horace MacMahon, Lloyd Bochner and Jacqueline Bissset. A Panavision/Deluxe Color production with photography by Joseph Biroc and music by Jerry Goldsmith. When a homosexual man is found mutilated and murdered, top New York detective Joe Leland (Sinatra) ide...

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Technical Info
28 May 1968
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