Farewell, My Lovely

Aug 8, 1975

1h 35m

★ 6.6

"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!"

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

E.K.

ITC Entertainment

Farewell, My Lovely Trailers

Cast

Philip Marlowe

Robert Mitchum

Mrs. Grayle

Charlotte Rampling

Nulty

John Ireland

Mrs. Florian

Sylvia Miles

Brunette

Anthony Zerbe

Billy Rolfe

Harry Dean Stanton

Moose Malloy

Jack O'Halloran

Nick

Joe Spinell

Jonnie

Sylvester Stallone

Amthor

Kate Murtagh

Marriott

John O'Leary

Tommy Ray

Walter McGinn

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