Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
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Character
Cool, grave, nostalgic and meticulous.
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- rawmeticulous
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Elliott GouldPhilip Marlowe
- Nina van PallandtEileen Wade
- Sterling HaydenRoger Wade
- Mark RydellMarty Augustine
- Henry GibsonDr. Verringer
- David ArkinHarry
- Jim BoutonTerry Lennox
- Warren BerlingerMorgan
- Jo Ann BrodyJo Ann Eggenweiler
- Stephen CoitDetective Farmer
Crew
- Robert AltmanDirector
- Leigh BrackettScreenplay
- Raymond ChandlerNovel
- Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Lou LombardoEditor
- Jerry BickProducer
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