The Detective
An adult look at a police detective.
New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in NYC in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs, homophobia, homosexuality and bisexuality.
Crew and Cast
Gordon DouglasDirector
Frank SinatraDet. Sgt. Joe Leland
Lee RemickKaren Wagner Leland
Ralph MeekerCurran
Jack KlugmanDave Schoenstein
Horace McMahonCapt. Tom Farrell
Lloyd BochnerDr. Wendell Roberts
William WindomColin MacIver
Tony MusanteFelix Tesla
Al Freeman Jr.Robbie Loughlin
Robert DuvallNestorPat HenryMercidis
Patrick McVeyPolice Officer Mike TannerDixie MarquisCarol Linjack
Sugar Ray RobinsonKelly
Renée TaylorRachael SchoensteinJames InmanTeddy Leikman
Tom AtkinsHarmon
Jacqueline BissetNorma MacIver
Joe SantosReporter
George PlimptonReporter
Bette MidlerWoman at Party
Lou KrugmanReporter
Alan MansonReporterDiane SayerBlonde Sitting in Lounge
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 28 May 1968
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 6.0 / 10 (80 votes)
Production
- Director
- Gordon Douglas
- Writers
- Abby Mann, Roderick Thorp
- Studios
- Arcola Pictures, 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
Box Office
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Revenue
- $6.5M
- Profit
- $2.0M
- Return
- 1.4×
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English