The Detective
The Detective is a 1968 American neo-noir crime drama film starring Frank Sinatra. Directed by Gordon Douglas and produced by Aaron Rosenberg, it is based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Roderick Thorp.
Plot
New York City police detective Joe Leland is called to the home of a murder victim who has been beaten to death, head crushed, and has had his penis removed. Puzzled and disgusted, the police on call are left bemused, and Leland holds things together with his direct, no-nonsense approach.
More details
| author | Abby Mann |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Gordon Douglas |
| editor | Robert L. Simpson |
| events | capital punishment murder real property |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | 1967 green bay packers season 1967 new york giants season beaten to death crush dead man disturb electric chair flashback garden state park racetrack gay club grandstand green bay packers human penis id jump marriage proposal new york giants penis police detective professional reputation real estate state park than the yankee stadium |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| producer | Aaron Rosenberg |
| productionCompany | Arcola Pictures Corporation |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | neo-noir police procedural |