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Detective Story
- Directed by: William Wyler
- Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, Lee Grant, Horace McMahon, William Bendix, Craig Hill, Joseph Wiseman, Gladys George, Frank Faylen, Warner Anderson, Gerald Mohr, Luis Van Rooten, George Macready, Cathy O'Donnell, Bob Scott
- Genre: Dramas
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- Video Release: 07/14/2009
- Run Time: 1hr 43min
Synopsis
An embittered cop leads a precinct of characters in their grim battle with the city's lowlife while wife Parker suffers from neglect. Based on Sydney Kingsley's Broadway play, this seminal movie was a prototype for everything from "Hill Street Blues" to "NYPD Blue."
An embittered cop leads a precinct of characters in their grim battle with the city's lowlife while wife Parker suffers from neglect. Based on Sydney Kingsley's Broadway play, this seminal movie was a prototype for everything from "Hill Street Blues" to "NYPD Blue."
Distributor Notes
An embittered cop leads a precinct of characters in their grim battle with the city's lowlife while wife Parker suffers from neglect. Based on Sydney Kingsley's Broadway play, this seminal movie was a prototype for everything from "Hill Street Blues" to "NYPD Blue." Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Director, Best Actress--Eleanor Parker, Best Screenplay.
An embittered cop leads a precinct of characters in their grim battle with the city's lowlife while wife Parker suffers from neglect. Based on Sydney Kingsley's Broadway play, this seminal movie was a prototype for everything from "Hill Street Blues" to "NYPD Blue." Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Director, Best Actress--Eleanor Parker, Best Screenplay.
Production Notes
Released theatrically in New York City November 1951.
Additional cast: Russell Evans (Patrolman Barnes), Howard Joslyn (Patrolman Keogh), and James Maloney (Pritchett).
Lee Grant, Joseph Wiseman, Horace McMahon and Michael Strong all repeated the roles they played in the Broadway play.
Film debut for actress Lee Grant.
Released theatrically in New York City November 1951.
Additional cast: Russell Evans (Patrolman Barnes), Howard Joslyn (Patrolman Keogh), and James Maloney (Pritchett).
Lee Grant, Joseph Wiseman, Horace McMahon and Michael Strong all repeated the roles they played in the Broadway play.
Film debut for actress Lee Grant.
Reviews
"Douglas plays McLeod with a wound-up earnestness..." -- Grade: B+ (Entertainment Weekly)
"Douglas plays McLeod with a wound-up earnestness..." -- Grade: B+ (Entertainment Weekly)
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