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Marlowe

Play trailer Poster for Marlowe PG,  1969,  1h 40m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 73% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
73% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 53% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother, Orrin. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.

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Harvey Taylor Detroit Free Press Jul 16, 2026
All this is routine stuff and it's time for a really good mystery movie. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
2.5/4
We don't care what happens next because we don't understand what happened before. Marlowe becomes enjoyable only on a basic level; it's fun to watch the action sequences Go to Full Review
Niall Browne Movies in Focus Jun 25, 2026
4/5
One of the most intriguing Chandler adaptations – as well as one of the most over-looked – is 1969’s Marlowe, starring the always charismatic and eminently watchable James Garner. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jun 22, 2026
3/4
Bruce Lee lets his fists of fury go to town on Marlowe’s office. Go to Full Review
Richard Schickel LIFE Nov 1, 2021
Director Paul Bogart goes for a weird atmospheric mix, keeping Marlowe's crummy, picturesque 1940s-style office intact in the Los Angeles of the 1960s. It is ridiculous when contrasted to the hippie scene, the high rises, the TV production centers. Go to Full Review
Kevin Carr Film School Rejects Oct 2, 2013
3/5
enjoyable as a period piece, letting us see an older character in a then-modern setting Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Paul Bogart

Director

James Garner

Philip Marlowe

Gayle Hunnicutt

Mavis Wald

Carroll O'Connor

Lt. Christy French

Rita Moreno

Dolores Gonzáles

Sharon Farrell

Orfamay Quest

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Marlowe

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Movie Info

Synopsis Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother, Orrin. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.
Director
Paul Bogart
Producer
Gabriel Katzka, Sidney Beckerman
Screenwriter
Stirling Silliphant
Production Co
Cherokee Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 40m
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