Robert Mitchum stars as Phillip Marlowe, a world weary private detective whose very tired of the world and how it is.
Marlowe is hired by a recently released convict named Moose Mallory (Jack O' Halloran) who needs hep finding his girlfriend he hasn't seen in 6 years. The search for Velma turns out to be much more than Marlowe bargained for.
In his quest to find the mysterious woman named Velma, Marlowe is soon wrapped up in a world of violence and murder. For some reason the police are looking for Mallory, and the detective in charge is named Nulty (John Ireland) and he is a close friend of Marlowe, but he does not approve of the tactics Marlowe employs.
Marlowe is beaten, drugged and almost killed on his search. He befriends a few people during the investigation including a beautiful woman named Mrs. Grayle (Charlotte Rampling)with whom he has a brief affair.
The plot of the film is extremely complex with plenty of plot turns and twists as is expected in a film noir. You want colorful characters? Well you have many of them including Billy Rolfe (Harry Dean Stanton) a cop on the take that works for Nulty and despises Marlowe. Mrs. Florian (Sylvia Miles) a washed up actress who longs for male attention and the most unforgettable character is Amthor (Kate Murtagh) who runs a brothel. My God, this is one woman you NEVER want to mess with.
When we finally find out who Mallory's Velma is the viewer is given another great twist. Need less to say, film noir fans should like this wonderful film. The rest of the cast includes Anthony Zerbe, Sylvester Stallone and Joe Spinell. I must also say that Rampling is simply delicious looking as always in her 70's movies.
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