The Detective (1968)

Cast

Robert Duvall
as Nestor
Jacqueline Bisset
as Norma MacIver
Frank Sinatra
as Joe Leland
Bette Midler
as Girl at Party

Get more information about The Detective (1968) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Crime Drama Thriller

6.5 / 10

Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a homosexual man. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in New York City in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs.

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Logo Film

This is so much better than Lady In Cement. - @Friday, September 7, 2018 9:44 AM

Bart Van Os

In this movie homosexuals are shown as sad perverted parias with nothing than missery coming to them. Even in 1968 was this treatment of the issue dated. When this movie was shown in cinema, gay liberation was started in the street of New york and san francisco! - @Monday, July 17, 2017 12:32 AM

James Moloney

Just wanted to see a clip of sugar ray:( - @Wednesday, August 31, 2016 7:03 PM

sclogse1

The actor in the chair is a great piece of work. Tony Musante. He starred with Marty Sheen in an indelible film called The Incident. Find it. Unforgettable. More like theater than another movie. It hits moments you never see in other films. Hey, how about that ending music in this trailer? I bet a thou that it's not in the movie... - @Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:38 AM

Christian Schmude

This movie has a sequel did ya know? Its called DIE HARD! .... seriously! Okay the abridged version is that the author made a sequel to the Detective called Nothing Lasts Forever. He apparently intended to make a movie of it but Sinatra wasn't available. After a short period in Development Hell it was retooled and re-imagined as a stand alone movie.... I ain't read it myself but according to wikipedia outside of some major alterations like renaming the main character it follows the source material quite nicely. Anyone read these books? Do you recommend? Have you seen this flick and should I give it a shot? - @Sunday, December 14, 2014 4:58 AM

Alex Palmer

This movie may be overshadowed today by TV shows like Homicide, the Law and Order spinoffs and God only knows how many more are out there, good and bad; but for the time, it was pretty groundbreaking. How many other movies from that era can match this? I wonder. - @Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:13 AM

Jeahav Valentin

The first Die hard movie from 1988 with Bruce Willis is way way better and alot Superior to this piece of crap movie by frank sinatra. - @Monday, March 24, 2014 3:52 PM

Jeahav Valentin

The first Die hard movie from 1988 with Bruce Willis is way way better and alot Superior to this piece of crap movie by frank sinatra. - @Monday, March 24, 2014 3:52 PM

Eric Curto

If they ever remake this Bruce Willis should be in it, hell they can even adapt this book and jst call him John McClane again - @Tuesday, March 11, 2014 9:44 AM

Eric Curto

Interesting to think Die Hard was meant to have Frank Sinatra returning in this role but when he said no they reworked it and changed the names. Now I'm hearing Frank Sinatra saying "Yipe Kayai Mother Fucker" - @Tuesday, March 11, 2014 9:42 AM

Kinley McKinley

Yep, for those of ya who don't know, THIS is technically Die Hard Zer0. - @Saturday, January 18, 2014 6:00 PM

boomerang905

The first time I saw this, I was a young adult and couldn't quite grasp the plot. This is a deep movie I realized when I finally saw it again. It's been years! Frank Sinatra was always more than a Singer to me. I loved his acting as well. I'm going to buy the video. =) - @Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:40 PM

KRN762

Someone please upload. - @Friday, October 4, 2013 10:51 PM

Ian Heier

Accidently started reading the book when i was a kid in the early '70's (secretly finished it) didn't realize it was the 'Die Hard' prequel. I'll watch the movie now..thanks. - @Saturday, August 10, 2013 6:10 AM

RonHoward

The "Die Hard" prequel. - @Monday, May 27, 2013 1:26 AM

WDRowlett

I liked your comment. This film was so cutting edge for the time. It explored homosexuality and its relation to crime. It also explored cops getting the wrong man. It explored pressure cops have to solve a case & obtain a confession. It explored how "solving the case" gets you promoted in the police ranks. It's realistic. - @Tuesday, March 26, 2013 2:27 AM

criddic2

"Tony Rome" (1967), "The Detective" (1968), "The Lady in Cement" (1968), "Contract on Cherry Street" (1977) and "The First Deadly Sin" (1980). He plays a police detective in all of these titles. - @Friday, March 22, 2013 6:44 AM

roy wally

Yippi Kay A o Blue Eyes. - @Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:09 AM

Vahan Nisanian

Jacqueline Bisset's first Hollywood film. - @Thursday, January 10, 2013 4:45 PM

codename617

I know this is only the trailer, but Thank YOu so much for putting it up. I really like this movie and i liked Frank as Sgt Joe Leland. After watching this movie I made improvements to character I created in high school. I made him a drunk, a guy who was withdrawn from his family, divorced by the time he came back into their lives, his wife died. I like the changes because i felt that the original character didn't had the depth that was in Sinatra's character from this amazing noire-ish film. - @Friday, January 20, 2012 8:33 AM