The Laughing Policeman (film)
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| Directed by | Stuart Rosenberg |
| Screenplay by | Thomas Rickman |
| Based on | The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö |
| Produced by | Stuart Rosenberg |
| Starring | Walter Matthau Bruce Dern Louis Gossett Jr. Anthony Zerbe Albert Paulsen |
| Cinematography | David M. Walsh |
| Edited by | Bob Wyman |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $1.7 million (rentals) |
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 is directed by Stuart Rosenberg and features Walter Matthau as Detective Jake Martin.