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The long goodbye / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; United Artists ; Elliott Kastner and Lion's Gate Films, Inc. present ; executive producer, Elliott Kastner ; screenplay by Leigh Brackett ; produced by Jerry Bick ; directed by Robert Altman.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: K1487 | KL Studio ClassicsLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Series: KL studio classicsPublisher: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2014]Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Long goodbye (Motion picture)
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959. Long goodbye
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Photographed by Vilmos Zsigmond ; edited by Lou Lombardo ; music by John Williams ; song "The Long Goodbye" by John Williams and Johnny Mercer.
Cast: Elliott Gould (Philip Marlowe), Nina Van Pallandt (Eileen Wade), Sterling Hayden (Roger Wade), Mark Rydell (Marty Augustine), Henry Gibson (Dr. Verringer), David Arkin (Harry), Warren Berlinger (Morgan), Jo Ann Brody (Jo Ann Eggenweiler), Jim Bouton (Terry Lennox).Summary: For The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman successfully transports Philip Marlowe, incarnated by Elliott Gould, to the over-privileged, full-color 70s. Marlowe is lonely and shabby, yet does not seem an anachronism in the contemporary world. Unlike Bogart's Marlowe, this is a not especially tough Marlowe. He's a bright, conscientiously solemn nut, a guy who hopes for the best but expects the worst. This particular Philip Marlowe, despite evidence to the contrary, persists in believing that not all relationships need be opportunistic or squalid.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Long goo Available 33111009508033
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Private eye Philip Marlowe faces the most bizarre case of his life when a friend's apparent suicide turns into a double murder involving a sexy blonde, a disturbed gangster, and a suitcase of drug money.

DVD, NTSC (region 1), anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation, Dolby Digital.

In English with optional English subtitles.

Elliott Gould (Philip Marlowe), Nina Van Pallandt (Eileen Wade), Sterling Hayden (Roger Wade), Mark Rydell (Marty Augustine), Henry Gibson (Dr. Verringer), David Arkin (Harry), Warren Berlinger (Morgan), Jo Ann Brody (Jo Ann Eggenweiler), Jim Bouton (Terry Lennox).

Photographed by Vilmos Zsigmond ; edited by Lou Lombardo ; music by John Williams ; song "The Long Goodbye" by John Williams and Johnny Mercer.

From the Raymond Chandler novel "The Long Goodbye" [1954].

Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.

MPAA rating: Rated R.

For The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman successfully transports Philip Marlowe, incarnated by Elliott Gould, to the over-privileged, full-color 70s. Marlowe is lonely and shabby, yet does not seem an anachronism in the contemporary world. Unlike Bogart's Marlowe, this is a not especially tough Marlowe. He's a bright, conscientiously solemn nut, a guy who hopes for the best but expects the worst. This particular Philip Marlowe, despite evidence to the contrary, persists in believing that not all relationships need be opportunistic or squalid.

Special features: Rip Van Marlowe: making-of featurette with director Robert Altman and star Elliott Gould (25 min.); featurette: Vilmos Zsigmond flashes The Long Goodbye (15 min.); American Cinematographer, reprint of 1973 article [by Edward Lipnick], [text feature]; 5 radio spots, (4 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).

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