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The Long Goodbye
Why this pick
Another Philip Marlowe case, recast in sun-bleached 1970s Los Angeles; its shaggy pacing, cynical humor and quietly disoriented detective fit the later-era noir mood.
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MOVIE1978 1h 40m GBR
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1970s England, private detective Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) is asked to the stately home of General Sternwood (James Stewart), who hires Marlowe to learn who is blackmailing him. While at the mansion, he meets the general's spoiled and inquisitive daughter Charlotte (Sarah Miles) and wild younger daughter Camilla (Candy Clark).
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Robert Mitchum
Philip Marlowe
Sarah Miles
Charlotte Sternwood
Joan Collins
Agnes Lazelle
James Stewart
General Sternwood
Candy Clark
Camilla Sternwood
Oliver Reed
Eddie Mars
Richard Boone
Lash Cansino
Edward Fox
Joe Brody