"I need another drink... I need a lot of life insurance... I need a vacation.... and all I've got is a coat, a hat, and a gun!"
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.
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Earnest, classical in form, cool and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Robert MitchumPhilip Marlowe
- Charlotte RamplingMrs. Grayle
- John IrelandNulty
- Sylvia MilesMrs. Florian
- Anthony ZerbeBrunette
- Harry Dean StantonBilly Rolfe
- Jack O'HalloranMoose Malloy
- Joe SpinellNick
- Sylvester StalloneJonnie
- Kate MurtaghAmthor
Crew
- Dick RichardsDirector
- David Zelag GoodmanScreenplay
- Raymond ChandlerNovel
- John A. AlonzoDirector of Photography
- David ShireOriginal Music Composer
- Walter ThompsonEditor
- Joel CoxEditor
- George PappasProducer
- Jerry BruckheimerProducer
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