Movie · 1968
The Detective
“An adult look at a police detective.”
Released 28 May 1968 114 min Crime / Mystery / Drama More from 1968 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
New 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.
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How old were they?
Horace McMahon
as Capt. Tom Farrell
Patrick McVey
as Police Officer Mike Tanner
Frank Sinatra
as Det. Sgt. Joe Leland
Alan Manson
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Meeker
as Curran
Sugar Ray Robinson
as Kelly
Jack Klugman
as Dave Schoenstein
William Windom
as Colin MacIver
Lloyd Bochner
as Dr. Wendell Roberts
Pat Henry
as Mercidis
George Plimpton
as Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Duvall
as Nestor
Renée Taylor
as Rachael Schoenstein
Al Freeman Jr.
as Robbie Loughlin
Lee Remick
as Karen Wagner Leland
Tom Atkins
as Harmon
Tony Musante
as Felix Tesla
Jacqueline Bisset
as Norma MacIver
Dixie Marquis
as Carol Linjack
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The numbers
1.4×$4m budget became $7m at the box office
39years between the oldest and youngest billed
62Horace McMahon — oldest on the call sheet
23Jacqueline Bisset — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast