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The Long Goodbye

Year:

1973

Duration:

112 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

Robert Altman

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1973-03-07

Filming Locations: 1100 Block, Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Nina van Pallandt

The Long Goodbye

Elliott Gould

Philip Marlowe

Sterling Hayden

Roger Wade

Mark Rydell

Marty Augustine

Henry Gibson

Dr. Verringer

David Arkin

Harry

Jim Bouton

Terry Lennox

Warren Berlinger

Morgan

Jo Ann Brody

Jo Ann Eggenweiler

Stephen Coit

Detective Farmer (as Steve Coit)

Jack Knight

Mabel

Pepe Callahan

Pepe

Vincent Palmieri

Vince (as Vince Palmieri)

Pancho Córdova

Doctor (as Pancho Cordoba)

Enrique Lucero

Jefe

Rutanya Alda

Rutanya Sweet

Tammy Shaw

Dancer

Jack Riley

Riley

Ken Sansom

Colony Guard

Jerry Jones

Detective Green

John Davies

Det. Dayton

Rodney Moss

Supermarket Clerk

Sybil Scotford

Real Estate Lady

Herb Kerns

Herbie

David Carradine

Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)

Danny Goldman

Bartender (uncredited)

Carl Gottlieb

Wade Party Guest (uncredited)

Tracy Harris

Detective (uncredited)

Ned Humphreys

Store Clerk (uncredited)

Leslie McRay

Lucille (uncredited)

Kate Murtagh

Nurse (uncredited)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)

Leslie Simms

Olive (uncredited)

George Wyner

Cop at Beach (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Rutanya Alda played a character, Rutanya Sweet, who had the same first name as her own.

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To help establish with the cast and crew the kind of tone he was trying to create, Robert Altman circulated on the set a little-known letter that Raymond Chandler had written, as well as his essay collection "Raymond Chandler Speaking". Both pieces are notable for revealing Chandler's underlying suicidal tendencies.

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Some movie posters for this film described its central character of Phillip Marlowe as being "The greatest of all private eye characters - Created by Raymond Chandler".

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Goofs

When Marlowe buys a newspaper from a vending machine, the headline on the front page reads "Jet hijacked". Moments later, when reading the same paper in the car, the headline has switched to "Rain of jet parts".

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Marlowe's initial line following Dr. Verringer's demand of $4400 from Roger Wade (in the hospital) appears to be dubbed. Marlowe lights a cigarette and does not move his mouth as the line is heard.

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The ink handprints include the palm of Marlowe's hand, but it did not appear that the palm of his hand was on the ink pad.

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Quotes

Roger Wade aka Billy Joe Smith: You know, if I could just get you to understand that when a writer can't write, it's just like being impotent.

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Dr. Verringer: I apologize for this intrusion, Mrs. Wade, but your husband dislikes paying his bills. I'm sorry; in future I must refuse to accept him as a patient.

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Roger Wade aka Billy Joe Smith: I tell you what we're gonna do, Marlboro. You're gonna take that goddamn J.C. Penney tie off and we're gonna have an old fashioned man to man drinking party.

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