Time To Kill
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The High Window
The High Window is a 1942 novel written by Raymond Chandler. It is his third novel to feature Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe.
The story begins when Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's...
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The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye (1973), directed by Robert Altman, is a contemporary film noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s 1953 novel of the same name. The screenplay is by Leigh Brackett, who adapted The Big Sleep for the screen in 1946. The Long Goodbye features Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe, Sterling... -
Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely (1975) is a neo-noir film directed by Dick Richards and featuring Robert Mitchum and Charlotte Rampling. The picture is based on the novel Farewell, My Lovely (1940) by Raymond Chandler. Set in Los Angeles in 1941, against a seamy backdrop of police corruption, cheap hotel rooms... -
The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon (known in the UK as The High Window) is a 1947 film noir based on the novel The High Window by Raymond Chandler. Fred MacMurray, Victor Mature, and Dana Andrews were all mentioned at different times in the Los Angeles Times as having been cast as Philip Marlowe in the film... -
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake (1947) is a film noir drama that marked the directorial debut of actor Robert Montgomery who also starred in the film. Based on the 1944 Raymond Chandler novel The Lady in the Lake. The picture features Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. The... -
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet (1944) is a film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk, and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, and Anne Shirley. The film was originally released in the United Kingdom under the title Farewell, My Lovely, which is the title of the 1940 Raymond Chandler novel it is based on, and also... -
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep is a 1946 film noir directed by Howard Hawks, the first film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart as detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as the female lead in a film about the "process of a criminal investigation, not its results."... -
Marlowe
Marlowe (1969) is a neo-noir drama film directed by Paul Bogart. The mystery film was written by Stirling Silliphant based on Raymond Chandler's 1949 novel The Little Sister. It features James Garner as the author's fictional private detective Philip Marlowe. The supporting cast includes Bruce Lee,... -
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1978) was the second film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. It was directed by Michael Winner and stars Robert Mitchum as the detective Philip Marlowe. James Stewart appears as General Sternwood. The action was set in London, England rather than California.... -
Time to Kill
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The Falcon Takes Over
