The Laughing Policeman
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The Laughing Policeman

"This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie."

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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Cast

  • Walter Matthau
    Walter Matthau
    Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
  • Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
  • Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
  • Albert Paulsen
    Albert Paulsen
    Henry Camerero
  • Anthony Zerbe
    Anthony Zerbe
    Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD
  • Val Avery
    Val Avery
    Insp. John Pappas SFPD
  • Cathy Lee Crosby
    Cathy Lee Crosby
    Kay Butler
  • Mario Gallo
    Mario Gallo
    Bobby Mow, Snitch
  • Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    Monica, Beth's Roomate
  • Frances Lee McCain
    Frances Lee McCain
    Prostitute
  • Clifton James
    Clifton James
    Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
  • Paul Koslo
    Paul Koslo
    Duane Haygood
  • Matt Clark
    Matt Clark
    Coronor
  • William Hansen
    William Hansen
    Mr. Schwermer, Bus Vicitm
  • Shirley Ballard
    Shirley Ballard
    Grace Martin
  • Elaine Collins
    Elaine Collins
    Go-Go Dancer
  • Cheryl Christiansen
    Nurse on Bus

Crew

  • Stuart Rosenberg
    Stuart Rosenberg
    Director
  • Thomas Rickman
    Screenplay
  • Per Wahlöö
    Per Wahlöö
    Novel
  • Maj Sjöwall
    Maj Sjöwall
    Novel
  • Stuart Rosenberg
    Stuart Rosenberg
    Screenplay
  • Stuart Rosenberg
    Stuart Rosenberg
    Producer
  • Charles Fox
    Charles Fox
    Original Music Composer
  • David M. Walsh
    Director of Photography
  • Bob Wyman
    Editor
  • Joyce Selznick
    Casting
  • Doug von Koss
    Set Decoration
  • Jack Wilson
    Makeup Artist
  • Gary Morris
    Makeup Artist

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