The Detective (1968 film)
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Screenplay by | Abby Mann |
| Based on |
The Detective 1966 novel by Roderick Thorp |
| Starring |
Frank Sinatra Lee Remick Jacqueline Bisset |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
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Arcola Pictures Corporation
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time
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114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,490,000 |
| Box office | $6,500,000 (rentals) |
The Detective is a 1968 color neo-noir crime film in Panavision directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aaron Rosenberg and starring Frank Sinatra, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Roderick Thorp.
Co-stars include Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset, Jack Klugman, William Windom and Robert Duvall, with a script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Abby Mann.
The Detective marked a move towards — and was billed as — a more "adult" approach to depicting the life and work of a police detective while confronting, for one of the first times in mainstream cinema, previously taboo subjects such as homosexuality. Here, the detective in question is Joe Leland, who is trying to juggle marital issues with a murder case that seemed to be open-and-shut at first, but runs much deeper than he could have imagined.
The Detective was Sinatra's fourth collaboration with director Douglas, having worked together on Young at Heart (1954), Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), Tony Rome (1967), and then later Lady in Cement (1968).
New York City police detective Joe Leland (Frank Sinatra) is called to the home of a murder victim who has been beaten to death, head crushed and has had his genitals removed. Puzzled and disgusted, the police on call are left bemused, and Leland holds things together with his direct, no-nonsense approach.
Few leads are found, other than the fact that a house-mate of the victim remains conspicuous by his absence. All the while notions about the victim's sexuality and personal interests warp the ideals of the officers assigned to the task. Leland tries to remain focused on the case while dealing with the breakdown of his marriage to wife Karen (Lee Remick).
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