Detective Story

About this film

12Contains mild violence, references to sex and abortionFull BBFC info →

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.

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• Kirk DouglasDet. James McLeod
• Eleanor ParkerMary McLeod
• William BendixDet. Lou Brody
• Cathy O'DonnellSusan Carmichael
• George MacreadyKarl Schneider
• Horace McMahonLt. Monaghan

Director

William Wyler

Screenplay

Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler

Genres

Crime, Drama