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The Long Goodbye
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
1973 · Directed by Robert Altman · 112 min · Mystery · Drama · Crime · 48 frames
Tagline
Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…
Crew
- Screenplay: Leigh Brackett
- Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmond
- Edited by: Lou Lombardo
- Music: John Williams
- Produced by: Jerry Bick
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
- Jim Bouton as Terry Lennox
- Warren Berlinger as Morgan
- Jo Ann Brody as Jo Ann Eggenweiler
- Stephen Coit as Detective Farmer
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: United Artists, Lion's Gate Films
- Budget: $1,700,000
- Box office: $959,000
- Themes: infidelity, suicide, corruption, police, cat, detective, greed, mission of murder, penthouse apartment, police operation
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