The Detective (1968)
- Starring:
- Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gordon M. Douglas
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Category:
- Mystery & Suspense
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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, All Movie Guide
- 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
- Don Fellows
- George Plimpton - Reporter
- Renée Taylor - Rachael Schoenstein
- Tom Atkins - Harmon
- Mark Dawson - Desk Sergeant
- Jilly Rizzo - Bartender
- Earl Montgomery, Jr. - Desk Clerk
- José Rodriguez - Boy in Police Station
- William Windom - Colin MacIver
- "Sugar Ray" Robinson - Kelly
- Dixie Marquis - Carol Linjack
- Richard Krisher - Matt Henderson
- Lee Remick - Karen
- Jacqueline Bisset - Norma Maciver
- Horace McMahon - Farrell
- Tony Musante - Felix
- Robert Duvall - Nestor
- Sharon Henesy - Sharon
- Arnold Soboloff
- Marion Brash - Prostitute
- Paul Larson
- Ted Beniades - Reporter
- Lou Nelson - Procurer
- Peg Murray - Girl at Party
- James Dukas - Medical Examiner
- Philip Sterling
- Patrick McVey - Tanner
- Pat Henry - Mercidis
- Director(s):
- Gordon M. Douglas
- Writer(s):
- Abby Mann
- Producer(s):
- Aaron Rosenberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Sexual Situations, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Violence)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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