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The Long Goodbye (1973)

R 03/08/1973 Mystery, Crime, Comedy, Drama, Thriller 1h 52m
74%
User
Score
7.5/10
95%
87/100

Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…

Overview

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Robert Altman

Director

Leigh Brackett

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

Philip Marlowe

Nina van Pallandt

Nina van Pallandt

Eileen Wade

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Roger Wade

Mark Rydell

Mark Rydell

Marty Augustine

Henry Gibson

Henry Gibson

Dr. Verringer

David Arkin

David Arkin

Harry

Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton

Terry Lennox

Warren Berlinger

Warren Berlinger

Morgan

Jo Ann Brody

Jo Ann Brody

Jo Ann Eggenweiler

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Media

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written on October 15, 2021

_**An honest, outdated private eye stuck in the Bizarro world of modern L.A.**_

A detached chain-smoking private detective in Los Angeles (Elliott Gould) finds himself hounded by the police after driving a friend to Mexico late one night (Jim Bouton). Upon taking a gig by the wife of a writer to find her missing alcoholic husband (Nina van Pallandt & Sterling Hayden) he finds himself staving off gangsters in search of $350,000 (Mark Rydell, David Arkin, etc.) while trying to connect the dots. Henry Gibson is on hand as a Southern Cal quack.

“The Long Goodbye” (1973) is a crime drama/mystery with Altman’s art-film style that takes Raymond Chandler’s 1953 novel and transports it to twenty years in the future with muttering Philip Marlowe (Gould) being anachronistic in mode...

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A review by JPV852

Written on December 19, 2021

Pretty good 1970s-era neo-noir drama almost entirely relies on the performance from Elliot Gould and the mystery element was well done, though the ending was somewhat predictable but satisfying. **3.75/5**...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 20, 2023

Proof if ever it were needed that no good deed goes unpunished! "Marlowe" (Elliott Gould) is woken up in the middle of the night by his mate ("Lennox") who urgently needs driving to Tijuana. He obliges, only to find that on his return the police are waiting for him. Seems that his pal's wife has been found slain. Initially considered an accomplice, he's release when information arrives suggesting the prime suspect has committed suicide. Things take a turn for the more complex when hood "Augustine" (Mark Rydell) shows up trying to track down his missing cash that "Lennox" was supposed to be couriering and then finally, "Eileen" (Nina van Pallandt) hires him to find her dipso husband (Sterling Hayden) who has gone awol. When "Marlowe" finds the latter man, he soon begins to suspect that all ...

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