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''The Detective'' is a 1968 Neo Noir film directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aaron Rosenberg and starring Frank Sinatra, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Roderick Thorp. Co-stars include Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset, Jack Klugman, William Windom and Robert Duvall, with a script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Abby Mann. ''The Detective'' marked a move towards — and was billed as — a more "adult" approach to depicting the life and work of a police detective while confronting, for one of the first times in mainstream cinema, previously taboo subjects such as homosexuality. Here, the detective in question is Joe Leland, who is trying to juggle marital issues with a murder case that seemed to be open-and-shut at first, but runs much deeper than he could have imagined. ''The Detective'' was Sinatra's fourth collaboration with director Douglas, having worked together on ''Tony Rome'' (1967), ''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' (1964) and some years prior on ''Young at Heart'' (1954). Their final film together would be a sequel to ''Tony Rome,'' 1968's ''Lady in Cement''. ==Plot== New York City police detective Joe Leland is called to the home of a murder victim who has been beaten to death and has had his genitals removed. Puzzled and disgusted, the police on call are left bemused, Leland holding things together with his direct, no-nonsense approach. Few leads are found, other than the fact that a house-mate of the victim remains conspicuous by his absence. All the while notions about the victim's sexuality and personal interests warp the ideals of the officers assigned to the task. Leland tries to remain focused on the case while, at the same time, dealing with the breakdown of his marriage to wife Karen. Eventually, the victim's housemate is identified as one Felix Tesla, and he is soon tracked down by Leland and another detective. A psychologically disturbed Tesla cracks until eventually Leland coaxes a confession out of him. This results in extensive publicity, a promotion for Leland and the electric chair for Tesla, which distresses Leland because it is clear to him that Tesla is insane. Later, across town, a man kills himself by jumping from the rooftop of a racetrack. The case goes all but unnoticed until the wife of the dead man, Norma MacIver, comes to Leland's office and asks him to look into it, believing something far more complex is involved. Leland and partner Dave Schoenstein follow up leads. A psychiatrist, Dr. Roberts, clearly knows more about the dead man, Colin MacIver, than he's willing to reveal. The therapist also is familiar with Karen Leland, whose infidelity is putting a great strain on the detective's home life and distracting him from his work. Leland soon learns that certain powerful interests in the city do not want him asking questions. The incorruptible detective presses on, at risk to his career and life, as he discovers a lurid relationship between the man's suicide and the previous murder. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Detective (1968 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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