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The Detective
Directed by
Gordon Douglas
PG
1968
1h 54m
Drama
,
Mystery
,
and more
6.5
100%
48%
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While grappling with his wife's infidelity, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a gay man, which he discovers is linked to official corruption involving sex and drugs.
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Cast of The Detective
Frank Sinatra
Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
Lee Remick
Karen Wagner Leland
Ralph Meeker
Curran
Jack Klugman
Dave Schoenstein
Horace McMahon
Capt. Tom Farrell
Lloyd Bochner
Dr. Wendell Roberts
William Windom
Colin MacIver
Tony Musante
Felix Tesla
Al Freeman Jr.
Robbie Loughlin
Robert Duvall
Nestor
Pat Henry
Mercidis
Patrick McVey
Police Officer Mike Tanner
Dixie Marquis
Carol Linjack
Sugar Ray Robinson
Kelly
Renée Taylor
Rachael Schoenstein
James Inman
Teddy Leikman
Tom Atkins
Harmon
Jacqueline Bisset
Norma MacIver
Joe Santos
Reporter
George Plimpton
Reporter
Bette Midler
Woman at Party
The Detective Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The Detective contains a fine performance by Frank Sinatra, some very good scenes of police work, and not much else.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The modest film questions city hall corruption, shoddy police work, police brutality, cover-ups and gay bashing.
The Retro Set
Nathanael Hood
...one of the first true neo-noirs.
Creative Loafing
Matt Brunson
Some of the content involving homosexuality now seems dated, but as a police procedural, it's a compelling watch.
Gone With The Twins
Mike Massie
Unpolished in spots, but it's a major, influential stepping stone in the neo-noir movement.
IONCINEMA.com
Nicholas Bell
Featuring a compelling and notable performance from Frank Sinatra, The Detective is an enjoyable neo-noir from the late 60s reflecting realistic attitudes towards queer characters.
Los Angeles Free Press
Stephen Farber
The Detective belongs to its writer, Abby Mann, and he has made it into the kind of "tough," "hard-hitting," "socially conscious" picture that Hollywood used to pride itself on.
Artforum
Manny Farber
There's so much particularity that the film goes from bad to good to smashing and back to good in the briefest quarters.
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