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The Detective ()

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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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Joe Leland
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Karen Leland
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Curran
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Dave Schoenstein
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Farrell
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Dr. Roberts
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Colin MacIver
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Felix
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Robbie
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Nestor
Pat Henry ...
Mercidis
Patrick McVey ...
Tanner
Dixie Marquis ...
Carol Linjack
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Kelly
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Rachael Schoenstein
Jim Inman ...
Teddy Leikman (as James Inman)
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Harmon
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Norma MacIver
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mikel Angel ...
Man Wearing Sunglasses in Front of Police Station (uncredited)
Ted Beniades ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Dawson ...
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
James Dukas ...
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Jan Farrand ...
Karen's Friend at Theatre (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Gorman ...
Prison Priest (uncredited)
Sharon Henesy ...
Sharon (uncredited)
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Matt Henderson (uncredited)
Lou Krugman ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Larson ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Girl at Party (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Peg Murray ...
Girl at Party (uncredited)
Lou Nelson ...
Procurer (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Raiter ...
Tough Homosexual (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
Jose Rodriguez ...
Boy in police station (uncredited)
Norman Rose ...
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Blonde Sitting in Lounge (uncredited)
Arnold Soboloff ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Stephen Wright ...
Man (uncredited)
Peter York ...
Decent Boy (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gordon Douglas

Written by

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Abby Mann ... (screenplay)
 
Roderick Thorp ... (novel)

Produced by

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Aaron Rosenberg ... producer

Music by

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Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by

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Joseph F. Biroc

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Robert L. Simpson ... (as Robert Simpson)

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William J. Creber ... (as William Creber)
Jack Martin Smith

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Walter M. Scott
Jerry Wunderlich

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Donald Brooks
Moss Mabry

Makeup Department

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Layne Britton ... makeup artist: Mr. Sinatra
Edith Lindon ... hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke ... makeup artist (as Dan Striepeke)
Ben Nye ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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David Silver ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Richard Lang ... assistant director

Sound Department

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David Dockendorf ... sound
Harry Lindgren ... sound (as Harry M. Lindgren)
Don MacDougall ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

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L.B. Abbott ... special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank ... special photographic effects

Stunts

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Harry Daley ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Thomas Del Ruth ... assistant camera
Alan Stetson ... grip
Douglas Kirkland ... still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Warren Barker ... orchestrator
Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Harry Bluestone ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
John Clyman ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith ... conductor (uncredited)
Artie Kane ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Louis Kaufman ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Harry Klee ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Cappy Lewis ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Shelly Manne ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Red Mitchell ... musican: bass (uncredited) / musician: bass (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Abe Most ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
David Raksin ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Paul Shure ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ann Stockton ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele ... musician: trombone (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Dolores Rubin ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Frank Khoury ... driver: cast (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Arthur Schultheiss ... technical advisor (as Lt. Arthue E. Schulteiss)
Ralph M. Leo ... production accountant (uncredited)
Richard D. Zanuck ... Studio Executive (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary
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Taglines Roderick Thorp's giant novel comes on like a powerhouse! (poster) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le Détective (France)
  • Der Detektiv (Germany)
  • El detective (Spain)
  • El investigador (Mexico)
  • El detective (Venezuela)
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Runtime
  • 114 min
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Box Office

Budget $4,490,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Frank Sinatra played Detective Joe Leland from the novel "The Detective" by Roderick Thorp. Thorp wrote a sequel ("Nothing Lasts Forever") in which Leland is trapped in a Claxxon Oil Corporation skyscraper after it's taken by German terrorists and must rescue his daughter and grandchildren. Twenty years later the novel was filmed with some changes: the daughter became his wife, Claxxon became the Nakatomi Corporation, Joe Leland's name was changed to John McClane, and the film was released under the title Die Hard (1988). Because of a clause in Sinatra's contract for "The Detective," which gave him the right to reprise his role in a sequel, he was actually the first person offered the McClane role even though he was 73 years old at the time. Also, coincidentally, Bruce Willis (who played McClane) made his movie debut in The First Deadly Sin (1980), walking out of a bar as Sinatra walked in. Additionally, Lloyd Bochner played Dr. Wendell Roberts in this movie. His son, Hart Bochner, played Harry Ellis in Die Hard (1988). Finally, Jacqueline Bisset's then partner, Alexander Godunov, played a villain in Die Hard. See more »
Goofs When Joe is depicted first visiting the beach house of Dr. Roberts, the view in the distance is of the California coast. The film takes place in and around New York City and Long Island. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Celluloid Closet (1995). See more »
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Quotes Joe Leland: Somebody doesn't do something about those garbage cans, you're gonna see the god-damnedest explosion gonna tear this nation right down the middle!
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