The Laughing Policeman

• 6.2 Crime
• 1973-12-20
• 112 minutes mins

When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans is killed, along with the man he'd been following in relation to a murder. Evans' partner, Sgt. Jake Martin, becomes obsessed with solving the case.

Starring:

Walter Matthau (Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD) Bruce Dern (Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD) Louis Gossett Jr. (Insp. James Larrimore SFPD) Albert Paulsen (Henry Camerero) Anthony Zerbe (Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD) Val Avery (Insp. John Pappas SFPD) Cathy Lee Crosby (Kay Butler) Mario Gallo (Bobby Mow, Snitch) Joanna Cassidy (Monica, Beth's Roomate) Frances Lee McCain (Prostitute)

Director:

Stuart Rosenberg

Writer:

Thomas Rickman Stuart Rosenberg