"In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife."
Elliott Gould
as Philip Marlowe
Nina van Pallandt
as Eileen Wade
Sterling Hayden
as Roger Wade
Mark Rydell
as Marty Augustine
Henry Gibson
as Dr. Verringer
David Arkin
as Harry
Jim Bouton
as Terry Lennox
Warren Berlinger
as Morgan
Jo Ann Brody
as Jo Ann Eggenweiler
Stephen Coit
as Detective Farmer
Jack Knight
as Mabel
Pepe Callahan
as Pepe
Vincent Palmieri
as Vince
Pancho Córdova
as Doctor
Enrique Lucero
as Jeffe
Rutanya Alda
as Rutanya Sweet
Tammy Shaw
as Dancer
Jack Riley
as Riley
Ken Sansom
as Colony Guard
Jerry Jones
as Detective Green
John Davies
as Det. Dayton
Rodney Moss
as Supermarket Clerk
Sybil Scotford
as Real Estate Lady
Herb Kerns
as Herbie
Robert Altman
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
David Carradine
as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
Carl Gottlieb
as Wade Party Guest (uncredited)
George Wyner
as Cop at Beach (uncredited)
Leslie McRay
as Lucille (uncredited)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)
Leigh Brackett
Screenplay
Director
Raymond Chandler
Novel
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Jerry Bick
Producer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Lou Lombardo
Editor
Elliott Kastner
Executive Producer
Joseph M. Wilcots
Camera Operator
Robert Eggenweiler
Associate Producer
Adell Aldrich
Script Supervisor
Jean D'Oncieu
Production Assistant
Scott Conrad
Assistant Editor
Alan Rudolph
Second Assistant Director
Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Lombardo
Sidney H. Greenwood
Property Master
Kent James
Costume Design
Marjorie Wahl
Dan Blocker
In Memory Of
Jerry Brutsche
Stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Jack Cooper
Stunt Driver
Lynda Gurasich
Hairstylist
Bill Miller
Makeup Artist
John Speak
Sound Engineer
Regina Gruss
Unit Publicist
Randy Glass
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