Out of boredom, a bedridden novelist reworks (in his mind) the story of his first book, putting himself in the role of the title character, the Singing Detective. He concocts a fantasy world in which he's in hot pursuit of Nazis in the 1940s.

• 1 hr 48 min
• Directed by

  Keith Gordon
• Written by Dennis Potter, Dennis Potter

• Starring

  Robert Downey Jr.

  ,

  Robin Wright

  ,

  Mel Gibson

  ,

  Jeremy Northam

  ,

  Katie Holmes

  ,

  Adrien Brody