Genre Country Director Actor

The Long Goodbye

Robert Altman, 1973

Film Description

A radical adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel, adapted by Leigh Brackett (no slouch at crime novels herself, but best known to movie buffs for her work on the Star Wars trilogy), and filtered through Altman's rambling sensibilities. Los Angeles detective Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) smells a rat when his friend Terry Lennox, who he has just driven to Tijuana, is accused of murder. Convinced of Lennox's innocence, Marlowe follows a convoluted trail which leads him to his friend's mistress, Eileen Wade (Nina Van Pallandt), her alcoholic husband (Sterling Hayden) and hood Marty Augustine, to whom Lennox owed a substantial sum of money. Watch out for an early, unbilled appearance by Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of Augustine's heavies. Gould's laconic take on the private eye affords a refreshing retread of familiar themes.

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Original theatrical trailer

Film Details

Director	Robert Altman
Year	1973
Country	USA

Cast

Elliott Gould, Sterling Hayden, Nina Van Pallandt

Technical Details

Certificate	18
Length	107 mins
Label	MGMHE
Format	DVD Colour
Region	2
Aspect	2.35:1 Widescreen
Cat No	10001016
Main Language	English
Subtitles	English HoH