🎬 Crime, Mystery, Drama

The Detective

"An adult look at a police detective."

⭐ 5.9/10 1968 1h 54m Dir. Gordon Douglas

About this movie

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.

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5.9/10 77 votes

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Year
1968
Runtime
1h 54m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.9/10
Votes
77
Genre
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$4.5M

Cast

🎭 Crime 🎭 Mystery 🎭 Drama 🎬 Gordon Douglas 👤 Frank Sinatra 👤 Lee Remick 👤 Ralph Meeker
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The Detective has a runtime of 1h 54m (1 hour and 54 minutes).
The Detective was directed by Gordon Douglas and released in 1968.
The Detective is a Crime, Mystery, Drama film (1968).
The cast of The Detective includes Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Horace McMahon.
The Detective has a TMDB rating of 5.9/10 based on 77 votes.

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