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    The Detective

    Poster of the movie The Detective
    1968     Criminal drama    
    USA
    1h 54min

    THE DETECTIVE is a hard-boiled mystery starring Frank Sinatra as the tough-as-nails Detective Joe Leland. Called in to investigate the murder of Teddy Leikman, the homosexual son of a well-connected department store mogul, Leland executes an open-and-shut investigation. He quickly elicits a confession from Teddy's crazy roommate, and the defendant is convicted and executed while Leland scores a promotion. But when the widow of an accountant seeks out the Detective to look into the circumstances of her husband's death, Leland uncovers some startling evidence implicating a corrupt New York City political machine; an attempt on Leland's life further convinces him that the authorities have a stake in keeping this case closed.

    Directed byGordon Douglas
    Written byAbby Mann, Roderick Thorp
    Company20th Century Fox20th Century Fox20th Century Fox

    Starring

    Frank Sinatra
    Lee Remick
    Jack Klugman
    William Windom
    Robert Duvall
    Renée Taylor
    Jacqueline Bisset
    Bette Midler
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