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Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

Aug 8, 1975
95 min
CrimeMysteryThriller
6.6/ 10
168 votes

Overview

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.

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TMDB
6.6/10
168 votes
IMDB
7.0/10
10,441 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
70/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$2,500,000Production cost
Box Office$2,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit-$500,000Loss
ROI
-20.0%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

Details

Production information

""I need another drink... I need a lot of life insurance... I need a vacation.... and all I've got is a coat, a hat, and a gun!""

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$2,000,000

Production Companies

Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) CollectionE.K.ITC Entertainment

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