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The Long Goodbye is a 1973 American satirical neo-noir film directed by Robert Altman and written by Leigh Brackett, based on Raymond Chandler 's 1953 novel. The film stars Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe and features Sterling Hayden, Nina Van Pallandt, Jim Bouton, Mark Rydell, and an early, uncredited appearance by Arnold Schwarzenegger .
Mar 8, 1973 · Elliott Gould stars as Philip Marlowe, a private eye who gets involved in a murder case and a missing person search. Directed by Robert Altman, the film is a neo-noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel, with a lot of Hollywood references and a jazz soundtrack.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Robert Altman
- 1973-03-08
The Long Good-bye is a novel by Raymond Chandler, published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe. Some critics consider it inferior to The Big Sleep or Farewell, My Lovely, but others rank it as the best of his work. [1] . Chandler, in a letter to a friend, called the novel "my best book". [2]
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Apr 23, 2006 · Robert Altman’s “The Long Goodbye” (1973) attacks film noir with three of his most cherished tools: Whimsy, spontaneity and narrative perversity. He is always the most youthful of directors, and here he gives us the youngest of Philip Marlowes, the private eye as a Hardy boy.
Private detective Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is asked by his old buddy Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) for a ride to Mexico. He obliges, and when he gets back to Los Angeles is questioned by police...
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- Elliott Gould
Private investigator Philip Marlowe is approached by a friend, Terry Lennox, who is in a bit of a jam. Marlowe helps him get to Mexico but the next day his friend's wife turns up dead. The police hold Marlowe but then release him once Terry Lennox is found dead in Mexico - suicide.
Mar 7, 2018 · Robert Altman’s film of Raymond Chandler’s novel The Long Goodbye, produced by Jerry Bick from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett, is as witty as any movie ever made. Its scenes are so...
