The Long Goodbye

★★★★★

Turkish title: Uzun Veda

“Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…”

1973 · 1 h 52 min

Directed by Robert Altman

ComedyCrimeFilm-Noir

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Cast

Elliott Gould

Credits

Written by: Leigh Brackett

Plot

Philip Marlowe in 1970s Los Angeles.

Sinekatalog’s take

Robert Altman's shaggy take on Chandler turns Philip Marlowe into a mumbling, out-of-time 1970s drifter. Elliott Gould is great, and the film's loose, sunburnt mood makes it a witty, melancholic cult classic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (45,318 votes)
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