The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

Director: Robert Altman Cast: Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould
, Nina Van Pallandt
Nina Van Pallandt
, Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
, Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell
Robert Altman
The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

Director: Robert Altman Cast: Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould
, Nina Van Pallandt
Nina Van Pallandt
, Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
, Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell
Robert Altman

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Overview

"It's OK with me...." Applying his deconstructive eye to the "film noir" tradition, Robert Altman updated Raymond Chandler in his 1973 version of Chandler's novel, The Long Goodbye. Smart-aleck, cat-loving private eye Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is certain that his friend Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) isn't a wife-killer, even after the cops throw Marlowe in jail for not cooperating with their investigation into Lennox's subsequent disappearance. Once he gets out of jail, Marlowe starts to conduct his own search when he discovers that mysterious blonde Eileen Wade (Nina Van Pallandt), who hired him to find her alcoholic novelist husband Roger (Sterling Hayden), lives on the same Malibu street as the absent Lennox and his deceased spouse. As numerous variations on the title song play in unexpected places, Marlowe encounters a shady doctor (Henry Gibson), a bottle-wielding gangster (director Mark Rydell), and a guard aping Barbara Stanwyck (among other stars), before heading to Mexico to stumble onto the truth once and for all.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/25/2014
UPC: 0738329148720
Original Release: 1973
Rating: R
Source: Kl Studio Classics
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:52:00
Sales rank: 29,070

Special Features

"Rip Van Marlowe" featurette with Rogert Altman and Elliott Gould; American Cinematographer 1973 article intro with animation; Vilmos Zxigmond flashes The Long Goodbye; Five radio spots; Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Elliott Gould Philip Marlowe
Nina Van Pallandt Eileen
Sterling Hayden Wade
Mark Rydell Marty
Henry Gibson Dr. Verringer
Jim Bouton Terry
David Arkin Harry
Warren Berlinger Morgan
Jo Ann Brody Jo Ann
David Carradine Prisoner
Eddie Constantine Actor
Dave King Actor
Helen Mirren Actor
Sybil Scotford Real Estate Lady
Steve Coit Detective Farmer
Jack Knight Hood
Pepe Callahan Pepe
Vincent Palmieri Vince
Pancho Cordoba Doctor
Enrique Lucero Jake
Rutanya Alda Rutanya Sweet
Jack Riley Piano Player
Ken Sansom Colony Guard
Jerry Jones Detective Green
John Davies Detective Dayton
Herb Kerns Herbie
Danny Goldman Bartender
Arnold Schwarzenegger Augustine's Hood
Leslie Simms Olive (uncredited)
John Williams Composer

Technical Credits
Robert Altman Director
Jerry Bick Producer
Elliott Kastner Producer,Executive Producer
Leigh Brackett Screenwriter
John V. Speak Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Long Goodbye
1. Chapter 1 [:11]
2. Chapter 2 [12:44]
3. Chapter 3 [22:16]
4. Chapter 4 [20:15]
5. Chapter 5 [15:13]
6. Chapter 6 [10:30]
7. Chapter 7 [9:18]
8. Chapter 8 [11:04]
9. Chapter 9 [10:40]
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