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The Detective (1968) [w/Commentary]
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The Detective (1968)
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 2560 Kbps | 113 min | 2,32 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 160 Kbps + Commentary track | Subtitles: English
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Director: Gordon Douglas
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 2560 Kbps | 113 min | 2,32 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 160 Kbps + Commentary track | Subtitles: English
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Director: Gordon Douglas
When a gay man is viciously slain, Detective Joe Leland (Frank Sinatra) is put on the case. Joe eventually tracks down the victim's roommate, who confesses to the crime and is sentenced to death; however, the outcome of the case doesn't sit well with the detective. Norma (Jacqueline Bisset), a distraught widow, visits Joe. She believes her husband's death was no accident, but the cops don't seem to care. Joe begins to investigate, and stumbles on a cover-up related to his previous case.
Forty years on, it's all too easy to pick holes in the naïve depiction of gays in this movie. Given its otherwise honest and sometimes brutal portrayal, I'm quite sure it was dictated, at least in part, by what the producers thought could be shown without alienating the majority who might watch.
Aforementioned aside, this is a gritty, adult story of an intelligent, upright cop battling marriage problems and a sleazy murder, in addition to the bigots and small minds in his own department.
Frank Sinatra, in one of his best roles, plays the world-weary lead with deceptive ease, ably backed by a good script and fine supporting cast, including Lee Remick (one of my favourite actresses) as his soon-to-be ex-wife, battling problems of her own, dealt with in flashbacks (again, probably simplistically, but at least with some style and intelligence); and Lloyd Bochner as the doctor with the high-price clientele and secrets he'd rather not share. Not to mention an outstanding (and sadly forgotten) theme by Jerry Goldsmith.
Yes, it's very sixties, but it's *good* sixties; and in the best traditions of film noir too. All in all, it reminds me of a quote from Lee Remick herself: "I make movies for grownups. When Hollywood starts making them again, I'll start acting in them again".
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The Detective (1968) [w/Commentary]
Audio Commentary features David Del Valle and Lem Dobbs hosted by Twilight Time's Nick Redman