The Laughing Policeman
This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie.
6.2(76) 1973-12-20 112 minCrimeDramaThriller
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.
DirectorStuart Rosenberg
ScreenplayThomas Rickman
ProducerStuart Rosenberg
Original Music ComposerCharles Fox
ScreenplayStuart Rosenberg
Cast & characters
Walter Matthau
as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
Bruce Dern
as Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Albert Paulsen
as Henry Camerero
Anthony Zerbe
as Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD
Val Avery
as Insp. John Pappas SFPD
Cathy Lee Crosby
as Kay Butler
Mario Gallo
as Bobby Mow, Snitch
Joanna Cassidy
as Monica, Beth's Roomate
Frances Lee McCain
as Prostitute
Clifton James
as Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
Paul Koslo
as Duane Haygood
Matt Clark
as Coronor
William Hansen
as Mr. Schwermer, Bus Vicitm
Shirley Ballard
as Grace Martin
Elaine Collins
as Go-Go Dancer
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Cheryl Christiansen
as Nurse on Bus
Don Borisenko
as Collins
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David Moody
as Pimp
Clifton James
as Maloney
Gregory Sierra
as Vickery
Warren Finnerty
as Ripple
Matt Clark
as Coroner
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Joseph Bernard
as Avakian's Brother
