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Farewell, My Lovely

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Adaptation of Raymond Chandler's detective novel, starring Robert Mitchum and Charlotte Rampling. Ex-con Moose Malloy wants to find an old flame and hires private eye Philip Marlowe to track her down. However, even the world-weary Marlowe grows uneasy at the mounting number of deaths the case produces.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

This is a richly atmospheric and affectionate tribute to Raymond Chandler and 1940s film noir, with Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe. It's amazing that Mitchum came so late to a role that he seems born to play - the corrupt mess of Los Angeles hangs on those rumpled eyelids in a mesmeric performance of world-weariness. Also impressive is Charlotte Rampling as the alluring femme fatale who gives Mitchum a smile that, he says, he can feel in his hip pocket. Old hands such as John Ireland and Sylvia Miles add layers of nostalgia, and look out, too, for Sylvester Stallone, just a year before Rocky shot him to world stardom. The director is Dick Richards, who chose to make this rather than Jaws.

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rolenamePhilip MarloweRobert MitchumMrs Helen GrayleCharlotte RamplingLieutenant NultyJohn IrelandMrs Jessie FlorianSylvia MilesMoose MalloyJack O'HalloranLaird BurnetteAnthony ZerbeBilly RolfeHarry Dean StantonJudge GrayleJim ThompsonLindsay MarriottJohn O'LearyFrances AmthorKate MurtaghTommy RayWalter McGinnGeorgieJimmy ArcherNickJoe SpinellJonnieSylvester Stallone

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rolenameDirectorDick Richards

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Released on

1976-02-20

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains violence, swearing, drug abuse, sex scenes and nudity.

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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