The Detective

1968 114 min Crime, Mystery, Drama

New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in NYC in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs, homophobia, homosexuality and bisexuality.

budget $4,490,000 earnings $6,500,000 return 1.4x

director Gordon Douglas

writers Abby Mann, Roderick Thorp