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The Long Goodbye (1973)

18 112 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -   7 March 1973 (USA)
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Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Director:

Robert Altman

Writers:

Leigh Brackett (screenplay), Raymond Chandler (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elliott Gould ...
Nina Van Pallandt Nina Van Pallandt ...
Eileen Wade (as Nina van Pallandt)
Sterling Hayden ...
Roger Wade / Billy Joe Smith
Mark Rydell ...
Henry Gibson ...
David Arkin David Arkin ...
Harry
Jim Bouton Jim Bouton ...
Warren Berlinger Warren Berlinger ...
Morgan
Jo Ann Brody Jo Ann Brody ...
Jo Ann Eggenweiler
Stephen Coit Stephen Coit ...
Detective Farmer (as Steve Coit)
Jack Knight Jack Knight ...
Mabel
Pepe Callahan Pepe Callahan ...
Pepe
Vincent Palmieri Vincent Palmieri ...
Vince (as Vince Palmieri)
Pancho Córdova Pancho Córdova ...
Doctor (as Pancho Cordoba)
Enrique Lucero Enrique Lucero ...
Jefe
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Storyline

Chain-smoking, wisecracking private eye Philip Marlowe drives a buddy from LA to the Tijuana border and returns home to an apartment full of cops who arrest him for abetting the murder of his friend's wife. After Marlowe's release, following the reported suicide in Mexico of his friend, a beautiful woman hires him to locate her alcoholic and mercurial husband. Then, a hoodlum and his muscle visit to tell Marlowe that he owes $350,000, mob money the dead friend took to Mexico. Marlowe tails the hood, who goes to the house of the woman with the temperamental husband. As Marlowe pulls these threads together, his values emerge from beneath the cavalier wisecracking. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Alcoholic | Suicide | Murder | Arrest  | See more »

Taglines:

"I have two friends in the world. One is a cat. The other is a murderer." - Elliot Gould as Phillip Marlowe See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Der Tod kennt keine Wiederkehr See more »

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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond tried to approximate human vision through the post-production technique of exposing the undeveloped negative to additional pure light, which literally dampens blacks and softens intense colors until they become pastel hues. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The ink handprints include the palm of Marlowe's hand, but it did not appear that the palm of his hand was on the ink pad. See more »

Quotes

Philip Marlowe: Nobody cares but me.
Terry Lennox: Well that's you, Marlowe. You'll never learn, you're a born loser.
Philip Marlowe: Yeah, I even lost my cat.
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Connections

Referenced in "Growing Pains: The Long Goodbye (#2.21)" (1987) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Long Goodbye"
by John Williams and Johnny Mercer
Performed by The Dave Grusin Trio, Jack Sheldon, Clydie King, Jack Riley, Morgan Ames' Aluminum Band, The Tepoztlan Municipal Band See more »