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The Detective
1968
A hard-boiled mystery starring Frank Sinatra as the tough-as-nails Detective Joe Leland, 'The Detective' was based on a novel by Roderick Thorp. 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 .. Read more
| Starring | Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman |
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| Director | Gordon Douglas |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Detective
A hard-boiled mystery starring Frank Sinatra as the tough-as-nails Detective Joe Leland, 'The Detective' was based on a novel by Roderick Thorp. 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. Lee Remick ('The Omen') plays Leland's estranged wife, Karen.
| Starring | Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Horace McMahon, Lloyd Bochner, William Windom |
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| Director | Gordon Douglas |
| Studio | CINRAM LOGISTICS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1968 To Rent: DVD: 03 Jul 2006 |
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Fairly strong follow-up to the Sinatra/Douglas private eye caper Tony Rome, with the former now a New York cop fighting... read more on Time Out
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Very much of its time and not as good as the book
...but if you have not read that you will maybe be a bit lost, as there was quite alot condensed down into one short film.
Good suprise ending, good ... read more » - 285383
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- 13 Sep 2006 at 18:30
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The Detective - an oldie worth seeing.
After several attempts at getting a good copy of this film, (the film is quite old so it's not surprising we did have problems with the copy sent to us), I ... read more »
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Turns the book on its head
This tale of savage injustice is very much of its time, and involves two apparently unconnected cases, with the order of telling reversed in the movie compared ... read more »
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Bitterly disappointed.
This film was truely appalling. Guided by the previous reviewer I read the book first, which was excellence if somewhat disturbing, and was looking forward to ... read more »
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The Detective
A hard-boiled mystery starring Frank Sinatra as the tough-as-nails Detective Joe Leland, 'The Detective' was based on a novel by Roderick Thorp. 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 ...
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