Detective Story

"The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

9,898 votes

71/100

Fresh

78/100

Metascore

7.0/10

157 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 4 nominations

Nominated

Best Director

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actress

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

6.2K

Daily Avg

104

7-Day Trend

-1%

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Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Lee Garmes

Film Editing

Robert Swink

Music / Score

Victor Young

Costume Design

Edith Head

Production Design

Emile Kuri

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

NetflixParamount Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Detective Story

Available in 27 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of America	—	Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

Germany16

Brazil14

South Korea15

Netherlands6

Production

Director

William Wyler

Writers

Sidney Kingsley, Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Kirk Douglas

Det. James McLeod

Eleanor Parker

Mary McLeod

William Bendix

Det. Lou Brody

Cathy O'Donnell

Susan Carmichael

George Macready

Karl Schneider

Horace McMahon

Lt. Monaghan

Gladys George

Miss Hatch

Joseph Wiseman

Charley Gennini

Lee Grant

Shoplifter

Gerald Mohr

Tami Giacoppetti

Frank Faylen

Det. Gallagher

Craig Hill

Arthur Kindred

Tags & Keywords

marriage crisissuppressed pastdetectivedetective storyfilm noirpolice detectivepolice stationtough copwanting a babyhidden truthempathydark secretbaby sellingintimidation by policesearch for truth

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