Chandler

Dec 1, 1971

1h 25m

★ 4.3

Chandler is a private eye. It's a hard way to make a living...and an easy way to die.

Overview

A private eye is hired to follow a mobster's former mistress.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Chandler Trailers

Cast

Chandler

Warren Oates

Katherine Creighton

Leslie Caron

Ross J. Carmady

Alex Dreier

Chuck Kincaid

Mitchell Ryan

John Melchior

Gordon Pinsent

Bernie Oakman

Charles McGraw

Leo

Richard Loo

Selma

Gloria Grahame

Zeno

Walter Burke

Angel Carter

Marianne McAndrew

Smoke

Scatman Crothers

Waxwell

Lal Baum

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