"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.
Farewell, My Lovely (1975) is a crime, mystery, thriller and drama film directed by Dick Richards, released on August 8, 1975 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland and Sylvia Miles. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 191 ratings.
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Robert Mitchum
as Philip Marlowe
Charlotte Rampling
as Mrs. Grayle
John Ireland
as Nulty
Sylvia Miles
as Mrs. Florian
Anthony Zerbe
as Brunette
Harry Dean Stanton
as Billy Rolfe
Jack O'Halloran
as Moose Malloy
Joe Spinell
as Nick
Sylvester Stallone
as Jonnie
Kate Murtagh
as Amthor
John O'Leary
as Marriott
Walter McGinn
as Tommy Ray
Directed by Dick Richards, written by Raymond Chandler and David Zelag Goodman, produced by George Pappas and Jerry Bruckheimer.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 191 ratings.
www.noiroftheweek.com A few weeks ago, we talked about The Long Goodbye. Brilliant -- at least in my opinion. But purists sure disagreed. "We are fedora." film noir fans said. Well here's a neon-drenched, booze smelling, modern noir that treats Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe exactly as you would have imagined him from reading the books: Hard to argue with that clip. It's just the first few seconds of the film.…
Reviewed on May 18, 2017
Robert Mitchum quite wittily narrates as well as acts in this rather dry adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. He's the curmudgeonly PI eking out a living off the back of familial discord and martial peccadilloes. After saving him from an hail of bullets, "Marlowe" is engaged by the monosyllabic "Moose" (Jack O'Halloran) to help him track down his missing gal "Velma". The thing is, once his investigations begin…
Reviewed on January 24, 2025
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Farewell, My Lovely (1975) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Criterion Channel and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Farewell, My Lovely (1975) includes Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles and Anthony Zerbe. The film was directed by Dick Richards. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Farewell, My Lovely was released on August 8, 1975 and runs for 1h 35m.
Farewell, My Lovely (1975) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 191 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, mystery and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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