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The Laughing Policeman
1 hour 52 minutes1973-12-20
6.2
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When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans is killed, along with the man he'd been following in relation to a murder. Evans' partner, Sgt. Jake Martin, becomes obsessed with solving the case.
Cast
![Walter Matthau](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pm1YEQPlsNcHQHZJBgcXvu4U4vg.jpg)
Walter Matthau
Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
![Bruce Dern](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oI51spuPOz92BbM2mAqBrDDDmzh.jpg)
Bruce Dern
Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
![Louis Gossett Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//27SplfxhM8Do78mYOyi43t1G3fy.jpg)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
![Albert Paulsen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//65LPEmrm79rL7MLv7p3ioIHodlV.jpg)
Albert Paulsen
Henry Camerero
![Anthony Zerbe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ctp83m2ntqbz69jOU8W5aU4sBtI.jpg)
Anthony Zerbe
Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD
![Val Avery](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jqstekVs471L1eFJ9Omz2n2BqEf.jpg)
Val Avery
Insp. John Pappas SFPD
![Cathy Lee Crosby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ozj2seUSmZqYSHjajTCz9uUJ64s.jpg)
Cathy Lee Crosby
Kay Butler
![Mario Gallo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rogY5uQfrQHI0rr68q3AMmMOvay.jpg)
Mario Gallo
Bobby Mow, Snitch
![Joanna Cassidy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2GZeohandSt32YHEoDEam1uQHcc.jpg)
Joanna Cassidy
Monica, Beth's Roomate
![Frances Lee McCain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cpG16FA90mQ4xC6xxTsUu1p2yRr.jpg)
Frances Lee McCain
Prostitute
![Clifton James](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4XRoVhgoeQEZdg4BAKCWRkI1UfR.jpg)
Clifton James
Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
![Paul Koslo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qrDQ6z3qt9qmgLMfbaVieNlL6fn.jpg)
Paul Koslo
Duane Haygood
![Matt Clark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//n5TJz5CaTqRXLpAOl0wHJXrPQOk.jpg)
Matt Clark
Coronor
![William Hansen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uRmsGLoA22DqzrnJPse1KjHO78k.jpg)
William Hansen
Mr. Schwermer, Bus Vicitm
![Shirley Ballard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8PM8DwJ0oGnUMoxoHtbws1noqNf.jpg)
Shirley Ballard
Grace Martin
![Elaine Collins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pOkjZ7uI0qDxKH1To9hczngY0Yf.jpg)