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The Long Goodbye is a 1973 American crime film directed by Robert Altman. The screenplay was written by Leigh Brackett and Raymond Chandler, based on Chandler's novel. The film stars Elliott Gould, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, and Henry Gibson. It was produced by Elliott Kastner and distributed by United Artists and Netflix. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and follows the character Philip Marlowe.
The movie belongs to the neo-noir and mystery genres and is associated with the New Hollywood movement. Filming took place in Malibu, and the original language is English. Vilmos Zsigmond served as the director of photography, with Lou Lombardo as the editor. The score was composed by John Williams. The runtime is 112 minutes, and the budget was 1700000.
Critical reception includes a review score of 94%, an 8.4/10 rating, and an 87/100 score. Audience ratings on IMDb are 7.5, while TMDb lists a vote average of 7.389. The film was released on March 8, 1973, with additional dates in November 1973. It is available via video on demand distribution.
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7.4In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
Cast
- Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe
- Nina van Pallandt as Eileen Wade
- Sterling Hayden as Roger Wade
- Mark Rydell as Marty Augustine
- Henry Gibson as Dr. Verringer
- David Arkin as Harry
Themes
- infidelity
- suicide
- corruption
- police
- cat
- detective
- greed
- mission of murder
- penthouse apartment
- police operation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Long Goodbye
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- Robert Altman
- Screenwriter
- Raymond Chandler
- Cast member
- Ken Sansom
- Composer
- John Williams
- Producer
- Elliott Kastner
- Cinematographer
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Malibu
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 788393
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1973-11-03
- film editor
- Lou Lombardo
- title
- The Long Goodbye
- distributed by
- Netflix
- characters
- Philip Marlowe
- review score
- 87/100
- capital cost
- 1700000
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