Synopsis
When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans is killed, along with the man he'd been following in relation to a murder. Evans' partner, Sgt. Jake Martin, becomes obsessed with solving the case.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes59%
79 audience votes
Key crew
- Stuart RosenbergDirector
- Thomas RickmanScreenplay
- Stuart RosenbergScreenplay
- Charles FoxOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Walter MatthauSgt. Jake Martin SFPD
- Bruce DernInsp. Leo Larsen SFPD
- Louis Gossett Jr.Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
- Albert PaulsenHenry Camerero
- Anthony ZerbeLt. Nat Steiner SFPD
- Val AveryInsp. John Pappas SFPD
- Cathy Lee CrosbyKay Butler
- Mario GalloBobby Mow, Snitch
- Joanna CassidyMonica, Beth's Roomate
- Frances Lee McCainProstitute
- Clifton JamesOfficer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
- Paul KosloDuane Haygood
Stills
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Themes
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