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5.9New 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.
Released: 1968-05-28114 minDir: Gordon DouglasCrime, Mystery, DramaBudget: $4.5MBox office: $6.5M
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Cast
- Frank Sinatra as Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
- Lee Remick as Karen Wagner Leland
- Ralph Meeker as Curran
- Jack Klugman as Dave Schoenstein
- Horace McMahon as Capt. Tom Farrell
- Lloyd Bochner as Dr. Wendell Roberts
Themes
- homophobia
- police detective
- lgbt
- gay theme
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
4,438 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- Approved
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- real property
- Director
- Gordon Douglas
- Screenwriter
- Abby Mann
- Cast member
- Horace McMahon
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Producer
- Aaron Rosenberg
- Cinematographer
- Joseph F. Biroc
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 626333
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Frank Sinatra Lee Remick The Detective.jpg
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- publication date
- 1968-09-05
- title
- The Detective
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Robert L. Simpson
- Commons category
- The Detective (1968 film)
- review score
- 100%
- costume designer
- Moss Mabry
- capital cost
- 4500000
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