Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
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84% of critics liked it
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61% of users liked it
(1,324 ratings)
Previously filmed in 1942 as The Falcon Takes Over and in 1944 as Murder, My Sweet, Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely was given its third cinematic go-round under its original title in 1975. Spouting the Chandlerish prose as if it were second nature, Robert Mitchum stars as 1940s private eye… More Previously filmed in 1942 as The Falcon Takes Over and in 1944 as Murder, My Sweet, Raymond Chandler's Farewell My Lovely was given its third cinematic go-round under its original title in 1975. Spouting the Chandlerish prose as if it were second nature, Robert Mitchum stars as 1940s private eye Philip Marlowe, hired by the goonish Moose Malloy (Jack O'Halloran) to locate his former girl friend. This involves Marlowe in the theft of a jade necklace, which in turn leads to murder. All roads seemingly lead to adventuress Mrs. Grayle (Charlotte Rampling), wealthily married but far from satisfied. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dick Richards
- Written By
- David Z Goodman, Raymond Chandler, David Zelag Goodman
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 20, 1975 Limited
- Studio
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine
Watching this movie has approximately the same effect as being locked overnight in a secondhand clothing store in Pasadena. There is an awful lot of dust and, after a while, the dummies look as if they are moving.
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Variety Staff, Variety
Despite an impressive production and some firstrate performances, this third version fails to generate much suspense or excitement.
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, Time Out
The film's triumph is Mitchum's definitive Marlowe, which captures perfectly the character's down-at-heel integrity and erratic emotional involvement with his cases.
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Richard Eder, New York Times
It's as if someone had put pillow springs, power-steering and a tape deck into a classic racing-car. It is still handsome and it still goes, but it is a handsome mediocrity.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"Farewell, My Lovely" is a great entertainment and a celebration of Robert Mitchum's absolute originality.
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Cast
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Robert Mitchum
as Philip Marlowe
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Charlotte Rampling
as Helen Grayle
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John Ireland
as Nulty
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Sylvia Miles
as Mrs. Florian
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Jack O'Halloran
as Moose Malloy
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Anthony Zerbe
as Brunette
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Billy Rolfe
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Jim Thompson
as Mr. Grayle
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John O'Leary
as Marriott
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Kate Murtagh
as Amthor
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Walter McGinn
as Tommy Ray
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Jimmy Archer
as Georgie
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Joe Spinell
as Nick
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Sylvester Stallone
as Kelly/Jonnie
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Burton Gilliam
as Cowboy
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Mark Allen
as Detective
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Jack Bernardi
as Louis Levine
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Wally K. Berns
as Father
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Harry Caesar
as Bartender
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Jerry Fujikawa
as Fence
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Eddra Gale
as Singer
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Ted Gehring
as Roy
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Stu Gilliam
as 1st Man
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Richard Kennedy
as 1st Detective
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Lola Mason
as Mother
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Noelle North
as Girl
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Bennett Ohta
as Patron in Pool Hall
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Logan Ramsey
as Commissioner
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Joan Shawlee
as Woman in Ballroom
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Cheryl Smith
as Doris
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Dino Washington
as Bouncer
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Napoleon Whiting
as Hotel Clerk
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Andrew Harris
as Mulatto Child
- John O'Neill
