Overview:
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.| Status: | Released (1975-08-08) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | David Zelag Goodman, Raymond Chandler |
| Productions: | E.K., ITC Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 10158: Robert Mitchum - Philip Marlowe
- 44079: Charlotte Rampling - Mrs. Grayle
- 14502: John Ireland - Nulty
- 19335: Sylvia Miles - Mrs. Florian
- 2516: Anthony Zerbe - Brunette
- 5048: Harry Dean Stanton - Billy Rolfe
- 41224: Jack O'Halloran - Moose Malloy
Crews
- 19332: George Pappas - Producer - Production
- 12493: Raymond Chandler - Novel - Writing
- 1153: John A. Alonzo - Director of Photography - Camera
- 19334: Walter Thompson - Editor - Editing
- 384: Joel Cox - Editor - Editing
- 8422: David Shire - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 19333: Dick Richards - Director - Directing
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Reviews
Steve
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www.noiroftheweek.com A few weeks ago, we talked about The Long Goodbye. Brilliant -- at least in my opinion. But purists sure disagreed. "We are fedora." film noir fans said. Well here's a neon-drenched, booze smelling, modern noir that treats Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlow ....
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Robert Mitchum quite wittily narrates as well as acts in this rather dry adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. He's the curmudgeonly PI eking out a living off the back of familial discord and martial peccadilloes. After saving him from an hail of bullets, "Marlowe" is engaged by th ....
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