Farewell, My Lovely Movie Review 1975

A remake of the 1944 Raymond Chandler mystery, "Murder, My Sweet," featuring private eye Phillip Marlowe hunting for an ex-convict's lost sweetheart in 1941 Los Angeles. Perhaps the most accurate of Chandler adaptations, but far from the best, this film offers a nicely detailed production. Mitchum is a bit too world-weary as the seen-it-all detective.

Distribution

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Film Noir, Books to Film: Raymond Chandler, Period Piece: 1940s, Private Eyes, Ex-Cons

Screenplay

David Zelag Goodman

Cast

Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, Sylvia Miles, John Ireland, Anthony Zerbe, Jack O'Halloran, Harry Dean Stanton, Sylvester Stallone, Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith

Cinematography

John A. Alonzo

Director

Dick Richards

Music

David Shire

Producer

Avco Embassy