DVD

The long goodbye / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; United Artists ; Elliott Kastner and Lion's Gate Films, Inc. present ; executive producer, Elliott Kastner ; screenplay by Leigh Brackett ; produced by Jerry Bick ; directed by Robert Altman.

Altman, Robert, 1925-2006 (film director.). Brackett, Leigh, (screenwriter.). Bick, Jerry, (film producer.). Kastner, Elliott, (film producer.). Gould, Elliott, (actor.). Pallandt, Nina van, 1932- (actor.). Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986 (actor.). Rydell, Mark, 1934- (actor.). Gibson, Henry, (actor.). Arkin, David, 1941-1991 (actor.). Berlinger, Warren, 1937- (actor.). Brody, Jo Ann, (actor.). Bouton, Jim, (actor.). Zsigmond, Vilmos, (director of photography.). Lombardo, Lou, 1932-2002 (editor of moving image work.). Williams, John, 1932- (composer (expression)). Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976 (composer (expression)). Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Long goodbye. (Added Author). Lion's Gate Films (Los Angeles, Calif.), (production company.). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, (film distributor.). United Artists Corporation, (film distributor.). Kino Lorber, Inc., (film distributor.). Elliott Gould (Philip Marlowe), Nina Van Pallandt (Eileen Wade), Sterling Hayden (Roger Wade), Mark Rydell (Marty Augustine), Henry Gibson (Dr. Verringer), David Arkin (Harry), Warren Berlinger (Morgan), Jo Ann Brody (Jo Ann Eggenweiler), Jim Bouton (Terry Lennox). (Cast).

Summary:

For The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman successfully transports Philip Marlowe, incarnated by Elliott Gould, to the over-privileged, full-color 70s. Marlowe is lonely and shabby, yet does not seem an anachronism in the contemporary world. Unlike Bogart's Marlowe, this is a not especially tough Marlowe. He's a bright, conscientiously solemn nut, a guy who hopes for the best but expects the worst. This particular Philip Marlowe, despite evidence to the contrary, persists in believing that not all relationships need be opportunistic or squalid.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Raymond Chandler novel "The Long Goodbye" [1954]. Originally released as a motion picture in 1973. Special features: Rip Van Marlowe: making-of featurette with director Robert Altman and star Elliott Gould (25 min.); featurette: Vilmos Zsigmond flashes The Long Goodbye (15 min.); American Cinematographer, reprint of 1973 article [by Edward Lipnick], [text feature]; 5 radio spots, (4 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photographed by Vilmos Zsigmond ; edited by Lou Lombardo ; music by John Williams ; song "The Long Goodbye" by John Williams and Johnny Mercer.
Participant or Performer Note:	Elliott Gould (Philip Marlowe), Nina Van Pallandt (Eileen Wade), Sterling Hayden (Roger Wade), Mark Rydell (Marty Augustine), Henry Gibson (Dr. Verringer), David Arkin (Harry), Warren Berlinger (Morgan), Jo Ann Brody (Jo Ann Eggenweiler), Jim Bouton (Terry Lennox).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated R.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC (region 1), anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation, Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles.