The Detective
An adult look at a police detective.
Overview
New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in NYC in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs, homophobia, homosexuality and bisexuality.
- Budget
- $4,490,000
- Revenue
- $6,500,000
- Production
- Arcola Pictures, 20th Century Fox
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Cast
Frank Sinatra
Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
Lee Remick
Karen Wagner Leland
Ralph Meeker
Curran
Jack Klugman
Dave Schoenstein
Horace McMahon
Capt. Tom Farrell
Lloyd Bochner
Dr. Wendell Roberts
William Windom
Colin MacIver
Tony Musante
Felix Tesla
Al Freeman Jr.
Robbie Loughlin
Robert Duvall
Nestor
Patrick McVey
Police Officer Mike Tanner
Sugar Ray Robinson
Kelly
Renée Taylor
Rachael Schoenstein
Tom Atkins
Harmon
Jacqueline Bisset
Norma MacIver
Joe Santos
Reporter (uncredited)
George Plimpton
Reporter (uncredited)
Bette Midler
Woman at Party
Lou Krugman
Reporter (uncredited)
Alan Manson
Reporter (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Gordon Douglas
- Writers
- Abby Mann,Roderick Thorp
- Producers
- Aaron Rosenberg
- Cinematography
- Joseph F. Biroc
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
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talisencrw
August 4, 2016
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…
John Chard
January 2, 2019
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…