It tries to be all genre and no story, and it almost works.
The Long Goodbye
Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…
1973 · 1h 52m · R
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Robert Altman
Overview
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
Director and cast
- Robert Altman Director
- 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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
[Altman] attempts the impossible and pulls it off.
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