Synopsis
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
Movie Information
- Director
- Michael Winner
- Writers
- Michael Winner
- Release Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Mystery
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (104 votes)
Top Cast
Robert Mitchum
Philip Marlowe
Sarah Miles
Charlotte Sternwood
Richard Boone
Lash Cansino
Candy Clark
Camilla Sternwood
Joan Collins
Agnes Lazelle
Edward Fox
Joe Brody
John Mills
Inspector Carson
James Stewart
General Sternwood
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