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7 March 1973 (USA)
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Nothing says goodbye like a bullet. more
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Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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(17 articles)
'70s behind-the-camera greats: How Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond put the cinema in cinematography
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 18 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
The Missing Person: Michael Shannon
(From Tribeca Film. 18 November 2009, 5:45 AM, PST)
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 18 November 2009, 12:48 PM, PST)
The Missing Person: Michael Shannon
(From Tribeca Film. 18 November 2009, 5:45 AM, PST)
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Altman tells a story in a rhythm
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Elliott Gould | ... | Philip Marlowe |
 | Nina Van Pallandt | ... | Eileen Wade (as Nina van Pallandt) |
| Sterling Hayden | ... | Roger Wade aka Billy Joe Smith |
| Mark Rydell | ... | Marty Augustine |
 | Henry Gibson | ... | Dr. Verringer |
| David Arkin | ... | Harry |
| Jim Bouton | ... | Terry Lennox |
| Warren Berlinger | ... | Morgan |
| Jo Ann Brody | ... | Jo Ann Eggenweiler |
| Stephen Coit | ... | Det. Farmer (as Steve Coit) |
| Jack Knight | ... | Mabel |
| Pepe Callahan | ... | Pepe |
| Vincent Palmieri | ... | Vince (as Vince Palmieri) |
| Pancho Córdova | ... | Doctor (as Pancho Cordoba) |
| Enrique Lucero | ... | Jefe |
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112 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Australia:PG (TV rating) |
UK:18 |
Canada:A (Ontario) |
Sweden:15 |
Italy:VM14 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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Elliott Gould improvised the scene in police custody in which he smears fingerprint ink all over his face.
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Continuity: At the beginning of the film, Philip Marlowe opens the refrigerator to get food for his cat. There are two rows of eggs on the fridge's door, with one egg missing on the lower row. After a cut away scene, Philip reaches for some eggs, but now there are several eggs missing on the lower row.
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Easily one of Altman's best films and an early precursor to other films later in the decade by the director. The Long Goodbye is a fine transition in style to Altmans later films like "Nashville" and "A Wedding" Elliot Gould does an outstanding job portraying the outre detective Phillip Marlowe, using his mumbling, bumbling, smart ass speaking style, as a technique to keep the film under the illusion that everything is in motion, like the ocean waves in the film, Marlowe speaks in a sort of beatnik type "Daddy-O" style combined with a smooth talking private eye, and the result works perfectly. The film works like it is timed by a metronome, it rolls along, seamlessly in a way that only Altman can achieve, and like the rhythm of the waves and Marlowe's speech, the camera is constantly in motion as well. The roving camera does an excellent job of allowing the viewer to feel as though they are witnessing more action than actually exists on screen.
Wade (Sterling Hayden) is a fantastic Hemingway-esque writer in the film. Hayden's size and booming voice, in conjunction with his alcoholism and potential brutality, lend an aroma of unpredictableness to his character. Wade's beautiful wife, who has a mysterious bruise on her face, is like a timid, loyal animal, subjected to the whims of her over bearing master. Henry Gibson, who plays Wade's doctor, is excellent as a sort of despotic mouse, who frightens an elephant into conforming to his will, this irony is one of the films intriguing, bizarre twists.
This film works well as a character study, and is one of the best films of the seventies. A must see for every student of film. 9/10