Marlowe 1969
“Marlowe is the best private eye in the business. Just ask the people he does business with.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Director
- Paul Bogart
- Networks
- Cherokee Productions, Katzka-Berne Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
What is Marlowe?
Marlowe is a 1969 American neo-noir film directed by Paul Bogart and written by Stirling Silliphant. Based on the 1949 novel The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler, the film stars James Garner as Philip Marlowe, a Los Angeles private investigator hired by Orfamay Quest to locate her missing brother.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1969
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 19, 1969
- Studios
- Cherokee Productions, Katzka-Berne Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.1/10
- Episode runtime
- ~96 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Cherokee Productions, Katzka-Berne Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Overview
Marlowe is a 1969 American neo-noir film directed by Paul Bogart and written by Stirling Silliphant. Based on the 1949 novel The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler, the film stars James Garner as Philip Marlowe, a Los Angeles private investigator hired by Orfamay Quest to locate her missing brother.
The film operates as a crime mystery and drama, depicting Marlowe's journey through the city's underbelly. The narrative involves encounters with exotic dancers, self-preserving gangsters, and blackmailed television stars, escalating until the detective's own life is at risk.
Should you watch it?
“Private investigator Philip Marlowe searches for a missing brother in the Los Angeles underbelly.”
- Stars James Garner as the titular detective
- Based on the Raymond Chandler novel The Little Sister
- Features a plot involving blackmailed stars and gangsters
- The plot involves murders committed with ice picks
Watch it if you enjoy neo-noir mysteries featuring a professional private investigator.
This crime drama follows a detective through a dangerous case involving murder and blackmail.
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Viewers interested in James Garner and Raymond Chandler's detective work may find this neo-noir adaptation compelling.
What is the runtime of the film?
The movie has a duration of 1 hour and 36 minutes.
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