The read
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
79 audience votes
Key crew
- Abby MannScreenplay
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Gordon DouglasDirector
- Roderick ThorpWriter
Cast
- Frank SinatraDet. Sgt. Joe Leland
- Lee RemickKaren Wagner Leland
- Ralph MeekerCurran
- Jack KlugmanDave Schoenstein
- Horace McMahonCapt. Tom Farrell
- Lloyd BochnerDr. Wendell Roberts
- William WindomColin MacIver
- Tony MusanteFelix Tesla
- Al Freeman Jr.Robbie Loughlin
- Robert DuvallNestor
- Pat HenryMercidis
- Patrick McVeyPolice Officer Mike Tanner
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Themes
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