Directed by:
William FriedkinScreenplay:
William FriedkinCinematography:
James A. ContnerComposer:
Jack NitzscheCast:
Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Joe Spinell, Jay Acovone, Barton Heyman, Ed O'Neill, James Remar, Mike Starr, Leo Burmester (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
New York City detective Steve Burns Al Pacino receives orders from Captain Edelson Paul Sorvino to solve a series of brutal murders in the gay community. Steve scours the gay bars that caters to same-sex sadomasochism in a desperate attempt to solve the crime. As he infiltrates the scene, he slowly comes loose from the moorings of his own reality, and an innocent victim is tortured by the cops in an effort to exact a confession. The story is based on actual murders that took place between 1962 and 1979. The film gained considerable publicity because of the controversial subject matter while censor argued between an X and R rating for the feature. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Al Pacino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996803_3ab8a2.jpg)
Al Pacino
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Paul Sorvino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/511/166511891_44c814.jpg)
Paul Sorvino
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Kill the Irishman (2011)
![Karen Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267408_453ccd.jpg)
Karen Allen
USA
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Manhattan (1979)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Richard Cox
USA
Best movies:
Alice at the Palace (1982) (TV movie)
Wilde Salomé (2011)
Street Justice (1987)
Don Scardino
USA
Best movies:
Cruising (1980)
Squirm (1976)
He Knows You're Alone (1980)
![Joe Spinell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272250_f327ee.jpg)
Joe Spinell
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
![Jay Acovone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359088_2560d0.jpg)
Jay Acovone
USA
Best movies:
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009) (TV movie)
Cast Away (2000)
Women of Valor (1986) (TV movie)
Barton Heyman
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
The Exorcist (1973)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
![Ed O'Neill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/539/164539649_74aabe.jpg)
Ed O'Neill
USA
Best movies:
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
The Whereabouts of Jenny (1991) (TV movie)
The Tenth Kingdom (2000) (series)
![James Remar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269346_9286f8.jpg)
James Remar
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Ratatouille (2007)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
![Mike Starr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402346_442c29.jpg)
Mike Starr
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Ed Wood (1994)
The Natural (1984)
![Leo Burmester](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273929_c7d04f.jpg)
Leo Burmester
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
A Perfect World (1993)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
![Powers Boothe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270892_088d22.jpg)
Powers Boothe
USA
Best movies:
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
The Avengers (2012)
Sin City (2005)
Jimmie Ray Weeks
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Dead Man (1995)
James Hayden
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV movie)
The Patricia Neal Story (1981) (TV movie)
![William Russ](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280761_26b255.jpg)
William Russ
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
![Kirsten Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/053/158053338_75f684.jpg)
Kirsten Baker
Norway
Best movies:
Weeds (1987)
Cruising (1980)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Gene Davis
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
The Hitcher (1986)
Keith Prentice
USA
Best movies:
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Cruising (1980)
The Legend of Nigger Charley (1972)
Allan Miller
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on Ice (1981) (TV movie)
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Pearl (1978) (series)