Story Line
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.
“"I need another drink... I need a lot of life insurance... I need a vacation.... and all I've got is a coat, a hat, and a gun!"”
Top Cast
Robert Mitchum
Philip Marlowe
Charlotte Rampling
Mrs. Grayle
John Ireland
Nulty
Sylvia Miles
Mrs. Florian
Anthony Zerbe
Brunette
Harry Dean Stanton
Billy Rolfe
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Rating
6.6/ 10
Release Date
1975-08-08
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
CrimeMysteryThrillerDrama
Part of the Series
Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) Collection
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User Reviews (2)
Steve
No rating•5/18/2017
www.noiroftheweek.com
A few weeks ago, we talked about The Long Goodbye. Brilliant -- at least in my opinion. But purists sure disagreed. "We are fedora." film noir fans said.
Well here's a neon-drenched, booze smelling, modern noir that treat...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•1/24/2025Robert Mitchum quite wittily narrates as well as acts in this rather dry adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. He's the curmudgeonly PI eking out a living off the back of familial discord and martial peccadilloes. After saving him from an hail of b...