Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Rated R

Main title

The long goodbye

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

893440220

Responsibility statement

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

Runtime

112

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

Technique

live action

Classification