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6.3Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.
Released: 1977-02-1093 minDir: Robert BentonMystery, Crime, Comedy
Cast
- Art Carney as Ira Wells
- Lily Tomlin as Margo
- Bill Macy as Charlie Hatter
- Eugene Roche as Ron Birdwell
- Joanna Cassidy as Laura Birdwell
- John Considine as Lamar
Themes
- los angeles, california
- private detective
- neo-noir
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
3,451 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
- Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 7 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Robert Benton
- Screenwriter
- Robert Benton
- Cast member
- Ruth Nelson
- Composer
- Kenneth Wannberg
- Producer
- Robert Altman
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 976962
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1979-07-24
- title
- The Late Show
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- film editor
- Lou Lombardo
- review score
- 7.9/10
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