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The Long Goodbye

1973 · 112 min

A wry, shaggy-dog detective story that drifts through sunlit LA, balancing deadpan humour with a growing sense of moral disillusionment.

Tagline
Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…
Overview
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, crime, comedy
Directed by
Robert Altman
Written by
Leigh Brackett
Starring
Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger
Music
John Williams
Cinematography
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Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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