Movie
The Long Goodbye
Overview
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
Details
- Release date
- 1973-03-08
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Artists, Lion's Gate Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Jack Knight as Mabel
- Pepe Callahan as Pepe
Crew
- Robert Altman - Director
- Leigh Brackett - Screenplay
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