The Long Goodbye

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - Chasing Eileen Wade

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - Wade's Suicide

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - Dr. Verringer's Clinic

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - Walter Brennan

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - Broken Bottle, Broken Face

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - Take Off Your Clothes

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - The Albino Turd

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - Freedom From Verringer's

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - Interrogation

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The Long Goodbye: Official Clip - A Born Loser

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Cast & Crew

Elliott Gould
Philip Marlowe

Nina van Pallandt
Eileen Wade

Sterling Hayden
Roger Wade

Mark Rydell
Marty Augustine

Henry Gibson
Dr. Verringer

David Arkin
Harry

Jim Bouton
Terry Lennox

Warren Berlinger
Morgan

Jack Knight
Mabel

Pepe Callahan
Pepe

Rutanya Alda
Rutanya Sweet

Jack Riley
Lenny, the piano player

Robert Altman
Director

Raymond Chandler
Writer

Leigh Brackett
Writer

Elliott Kastner
Executive Producer

Jerry Bick
Producer

John Williams
Original Music

Vilmos Zsigmond
Cinematographer

Lou Lombardo
Film Editing

Kent James
Costume Design

Marjorie Wahl
Costume Design

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Audience Reviews for The Long Goodbye

• Nov 16, 2020

  Director Robert Altman, screenwriter Leigh Brackett and actor Elliot Gould take the iconic Phillip Marlowe character and interpret him in a way that unnerved many fans of the character invented by author Raymond Chandler. But, I thought it was a 1970s homage to the 1940s/50s detective. The film's murder mystery isn't nearly as interesting as the film's vibe. Vilmos Zsigmond's restless camera and Altman's sound design create a mesmerizing world.
  

  Aldo G Super Reviewer
• Feb 02, 2019

  Imagine walking down a riotous Bourbon Street in New Orleans one blurry Mardi Gras evening after having had a few, the riotous crowds, the slick cobblestone streets, the pushing and shoving, the humid air full of that phony party laughter, and you'll get the sense Robert Altman and Elliot Gould convey in their 1970's spin on 1940's detective Philip Marlowe, which is kinda cool actually. The fact that very little of what's going on makes any kind of real sense seems to be annoyingly quibble-some - just hang on. Seldom not interesting.
  Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
• Aug 29, 2014

  An intricate film noir satire that has all the elements that we expect from a Raymond Chandler story, only this time the protagonist of The Big Sleep is updated to the 1970s with a shocker in the end and a delicious melancholy song that will stay in your head for a long time.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• May 12, 2014

  Elliot Gould as Philip Marlowe is one smug dude. This juicy piece of film noir is shot from the perspective a laissez faire, anachronistic detective trying to unpack the mystery of a friend's death. The plot can often seem as lazy as Gould's demeanor, but by the time we get to the end of what has become a revenge flick, viewers realize they have been led along mazily into a conclusive and tidy plot-twist of an ending. Solid stuff from Robert Altman.
  Jeff L Super Reviewer

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