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The Long Goodbye

Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…

7.4(832)19731h 52m6

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

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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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United States of America

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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

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  • W

    Wuchak

    10/15/2021

    7/10

    _**An honest, outdated private eye stuck in the Bizarro world of modern L.A.**_ A detached chain-smoking private detective in Los Angeles (Elliott Gould) finds himself hounded by the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…

  • J

    JPV852

    12/19/2021

    7/10

    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**

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/20/2023

    7/10

    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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