

The Long Goodbye
Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
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7.4/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.7M
- Box office
- $959K
- Language
- English
- infidelity
- suicide
- corruption
- police
- cat
- detective
- greed
- mission of murder
- penthouse apartment
- police operation
- usa–mexico border
- alcoholism
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereLos Angeles, California7 Mar 1973
- TheatricalR8 Mar 1973
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1817 Jul 1973
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM1 Aug 1973
CzechiaCZ
- Digital / OTT15+26 Mar 2010
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-161 Nov 1974
FranceFR
- TheatricalU10 Jun 1973
GermanyDE
- Theatrical162 Nov 1973
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1628 Aug 1975
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1619 Apr 1974
ItalyIT
- TheatricalNR23 Nov 1973
NetherlandsNL
- Physical18DVD15 Oct 2012
South KoreaKR
- Physical1528 Oct 2004
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The Long Goodbye was released on 8 March 1973.
Audience reviews
3- W7/10
Wuchak
10/15/2021
_**An honest, outdated private eye stuck in the Bizarro world of modern L.A.**_ A detached chain-smoking private detective in Los Angeles (Elliott Gould) finds himself hounded by the police after driving a friend to Mexico late one night (Jim Bouton). Upon taking a gig by the wife of a writer to find her missing alcoholic husband (Nina van Pallandt & Sterling Hayden) he finds himself staving off gangsters in searc…
- J7/10
JPV852
12/19/2021
Pretty good 1970s-era neo-noir drama almost entirely relies on the performance from Elliot Gould and the mystery element was well done, though the ending was somewhat predictable but satisfying. **3.75/5**
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/20/2023
Proof if ever it were needed that no good deed goes unpunished! "Marlowe" (Elliott Gould) is woken up in the middle of the night by his mate ("Lennox") who urgently needs driving to Tijuana. He obliges, only to find that on his return the police are waiting for him. Seems that his pal's wife has been found slain. Initially considered an accomplice, he's release when information arrives suggesting the prime suspect ha…
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