The Detective (1968)
- Starring:
- Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gordon M. Douglas
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Detective
Frank Sinatra gives a gritty performance in the crime thriller The Detective. When Teddy Leikman, the homosexual son of a politically connected department-store magnate, is murdered, detective Joe Leland (Frank Sinatra) is sent in to investigate. Leland drags in Teddy's psychotic former roommate Felix Tesla (Tony Musante) and forces a confession out of him; for his work on the case Leland gets a promotion, which troubles him. Afterwards, Norma MacIver (Jacqueline Bisset), the widow of a well-heeled accountant, comes to see Leland. Her husband was killed after falling off the grandstand at a racetrack -- but Norma thinks he was pushed. She asks Leland to investigate her husband's death. Reopening the case, Leland discovers that the police are opposed to him scratching around any further, and after an attempt on his life, he uncovers some startling evidence that may connect the two deaths. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 113 mins
Complete Cast of The Detective
- Frank Sinatra - Joe Leland
- Ralph Meeker - Curran
- Jack Klugman - Dave
- Lloyd Bochner - Dr. Roberts
- Al Freeman, Jr. - Robbie
- Tom Atkins - Harmon
- Peg Murray - Girl at Party
- Renée Taylor - Rachael Schoenstein
- Arnold Soboloff
- George Plimpton - Reporter
- José Rodriguez - Boy in Police Station
- Mark Dawson - Desk Sergeant
- Jilly Rizzo - Bartender
- Marion Brash - Prostitute
- Pat Henry - Mercidis
- Richard Krisher - Matt Henderson
- Don Fellows
- Lee Remick - Karen
- Jacqueline Bisset - Norma Maciver
- Horace McMahon - Farrell
- Tony Musante - Felix
- Robert Duvall - Nestor
- Earl Montgomery, Jr. - Desk Clerk
- William Windom - Colin MacIver
- Philip Sterling
- "Sugar Ray" Robinson - Kelly
- Patrick McVey - Tanner
- Paul Larson
- Ted Beniades - Reporter
- Lou Nelson - Procurer
- Sharon Henesy - Sharon
- Dixie Marquis - Carol Linjack
- James Dukas - Medical Examiner
- Director(s):
- Gordon M. Douglas
- Writer(s):
- Abby Mann
- Producer(s):
- Aaron Rosenberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Sexual Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Violence, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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