The Laughing Policeman (film)

The Laughing Policeman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStuart Rosenberg
Screenplay byThomas Rickman
Based onThe Laughing Policeman
by Sjöwall and Wahlöö
Produced byStuart Rosenberg
StarringWalter Matthau
Bruce Dern
Louis Gossett Jr.
Anthony Zerbe
Albert Paulsen
CinematographyDavid M. Walsh
Edited byBob Wyman
Music byCharles Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 20, 1973 (1973-12-20)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]
Box office$1.7 million (rentals)[2]

The Laughing Policeman (released in the UK as An Investigation of Murder) is a 1973 American neo-noir thriller film loosely based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The setting of the story is transplanted from Stockholm to San Francisco. It was directed by Stuart Rosenberg and features Walter Matthau as Detective Jake Martin.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p. 257.
  2. ^ Solomon p. 232. Please note figures are rentals, not total gross.

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