The Laughing Policeman(1973)
This movie is so real it makes every other movie in this town look like a movie.
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.
Movie: The Laughing Policeman
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Henry Camerero
Lt. Nat Steiner SFPD
Insp. John Pappas SFPD
Kay Butler
Bobby Mow, Snitch
Monica, Beth's Roomate
Prostitute
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