Robert Mitchum
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Movie Review: The Big Sleep (1978)
Here we are again with the second adaptation of a Raymond Chandler novel featuring Robert Mitchum as the gumshoe detective, Philip Marlowe. This neo-noir movie, based on Chandler’s novel of the same name, was directed by Michael Winner, who also wrote the film’s screenplay. Sarah Miles, Candy Clark, Joan Collins, Oliver Reed, and the great Read more
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Movie Review: Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
“Farewell, My Lovely” is a neo-noir film directed by Dick Richards and based on the book of the same name by Raymond Chandler. This is the second adaptation of the book; the first adaptation, “Murder, My Sweet,” has also been reviewed in this blog. Robert Mitchum plays Philip Marlowe, Chandler’s famous fictional sleuth, in this Read more
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Movie Review: Out of the Past (1947)
‘Out of the Past’, directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas, is considered one of the greatest Film Noir movies of all time. It is based on “Build My Gallows High”, a novel by Daniel Mainwaring, who also wrote the film’s screenplay. When it comes to qualifying as Film Noir, Read more
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Movie Review: The Night of the Hunter (1955)
“Night of the Hunter” is a chilling noir thriller featuring Robert Mitchum in the iconic role of a psychopathic, serial-killing preacher, arguably his best performance ever. It is the only movie directed by the legendary actor Charles Laughton. The movie is a thrill ride from the beginning to ‘almost’ its ending (more on that later). Read more
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