Elliott Gould stars as Philip Marlowe in this 1973 neo-noir film. When his friend is implicated in a murder case, Marlowe finds himself drawn into a web of crime and deception.
Philip Marlowe walks down a Mexican country road playing a harmonica, having executed a betrayal Chandler never would have allowed. Altman ends with the most anti-noir sound in cinema: a relaxed shuffle from a man who finally caught up with his decade.
