The Laughing Policeman

1h 52m
CrimeThriller
6.2

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.

Cast

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

Crew

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

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