TMDb Rating
6.2/10
66 verified votes
The Laughing Policeman (1973)
CrimeThriller
112 min
"This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie."
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
CrimeThrillerStuart RosenbergWalter MatthauBruce Dern1973
Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Top Cast
Walter MatthauBruce DernLouis Gossett Jr.Albert PaulsenAnthony Zerbe
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