The Laughing Policeman (1973)

Directed by

Stuart Rosenberg

Genre

crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A San Francisco detective investigates a mass shooting on a bus that killed several people. He works with a new partner and uncovers connections to a cold case.

grittysuspensefulmethodicaldarkurbantensecerebral

What happens

The Laughing Policeman (released in the UK as An Investigation of Murder) is a 1973 American neo-noir thriller film loosely based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The setting of the story is transplanted from Stockholm to San Francisco. It is directed by Stuart Rosenberg and features Walter Matthau as Detective Jake Martin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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