The Laughing Policeman
– It's tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) when he has to inve..
It's tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in which a madman opened machine gunfire on eight people.
23 Jan 1974
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Stuart Rosenberg
Thomas Rickman (screenplay), Per Wahlöö (novel), Maj Sjöwall (novel)
Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Albert Paulsen
A policeman is among the victims when the passengers of a late-night bus are machine-gunned. With only one semi- conscious survivor and no other witnesses, the detectives try to learn from the identities of the dead why this happened and who the killer could be. Climax includes excellent chase.
20th Century Fox Film Corporation