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- 1951
- Approved
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 43 m
- 1951
- Approved
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 43 m
Summary On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Directed By: William Wyler
Written By: Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler, Sidney Kingsley
- 1951
- Approved
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 43 m
- 1951
- Approved
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 43 m
Detective Story
78
7.2
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Summary On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Directed By: William Wyler
Written By: Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler, Sidney Kingsley
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
78
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Filmed during that great early period of his career when he played heels better than anyone ever had, Kirk Douglas is the morally tortured 21st Precinct New York cop who lets unbridled hatred for street scum poison his marriage. [28 Oct 2005]
Set in a precinct house, the film shows its theatrical origins. [25 Oct 2005]
Detective Story is a hard-grained entertainment, not revealing but bruisingly real.
William Wyler has polished the legit hit by Pulitzer-prizewinner Sidney Kingsley into a cinematic gem. Scripters have stuck almost to the letter of the original play. Even the location seldom changes from Kingsley's single set, the realistic headquarters room of the detective squad.
Sidney Kingsley's Broadway hit, modeled a little too clearly on Greek tragedy, becomes a solid film d'art under William Wyler's supple, impersonal direction.
The action is stagey, but there's certainly enough going on.
It has a certain compulsiveness, but as with Dead End (also based on a play by Sidney Kingsley), the main interest lies in the admirable set.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.2
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.2
67% Positive
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 3 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
