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The Seven-Ups
Why this pick
Its tough New York police detail, street-level surveillance, and relentless pursuit share the grim, procedural momentum of The Laughing Policeman.
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MOVIE1973 1h 52m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A busload of passengers, including off-duty police detective Dave Evans, is gunned down and killed. Evans, on his own time, has been following a man named Gus Niles in search of information linking businessman Henry Camarero to the murder of his wife, Teresa, two years earlier.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Walter Matthau
Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
Bruce Dern
Insp. Leo Larsen SFPD
Louis Gossett Jr.
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD
Albert Paulsen
Henry Camerero
Joanna Cassidy
Monica, Beth's Roomate
Clifton James
Officer Jim Maloney SFPD Bomb Squad
William Hansen
Mr. Schwermer, Bus Vicitm
Shirley Ballard
Grace Martin