XVIII:9) Robert Altman, the LONG GOODBYE, 1973 112 Minutes
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March 17, 2009 (XVIII:9) Robert Altman, THE LONG GOODBYE, 1973 112 minutes Directed by Robert Altman Screenplay by Leigh Brackett Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler Produced by Jerry Bick Original Music by John Williams Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond Film Editing by Lou Lombardo Film dedicated to Dan Blocker Elliott Gould..Philip Marlowe Nina Van Pallandt..Eileen Wade Sterling Hayden..Roger Wade Mark Rydell..Marty Augustine Henry Gibson..Dr. Verringer David Arkin..Harry Jim Bouton..Terry Lennox Warren Berlinger..Morgan Jo Ann Brody..Jo Ann Eggenweiler Stephen Coit..Det. Farmer Jack Knight..Mabel Vincent & Theo (1990), "Tanner '88" (1988), The Caine Mutiny Pepe Callahan..Pepe Court-Martial (1988), Aria (1987), Fool for Love (1985), Secret Vincent Palmieri..Vince Honor (1984), Streamers (1983), Come Back to the Five and Pancho Córdova..Doctor Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982), Popeye (1980), HealtH Enrique Lucero..Jefe (1980), A Perfect Couple (1979), Quintet (1979), A Wedding Jack Riley..Lenny - Piano Player (1978), 3 Women (1977), Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Ken Sansom..Colony guard Bull's History Lesson (1976), Nashville (1975), California Split Jerry Jones..Det. Green (1974), Thieves Like Us (1974), The Long Goodbye (1973), David Carradine..Dave Marlowe's Cellmate Images (1972), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Brewster McCloud Arnold Schwarzenegger..Hood in Augustine's office (1970), That Cold Day in the Park (1969), Countdown (1968), Pot au feu (1965), "Combat!" (1962-1963), "Bus Stop" (1961-1962), ROBERT ALTMAN (February 20, 1925, Kansas City, Missouri— "Bonanza" (1960-1961), "The Roaring 20's" (1960-1961), "U.S. November 20, 2006, Los Angeles, complications from leukemia) Marshal" (1959-1960), "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1960), has 89 directing and 40 writing credits. He was American Film "The Millionaire" (1958-1959), "M Squad" (1958), The James Instituted Director of the Year for Gosford Park (2001). He Dean Story (1957), The Delinquents (1957), The Magic Bond received an Honorary Oscar in 2002 and best director nominations (1956), The Perfect Crime (1955), The Builders (1954), The Last for Gosford Park (2001, also nominated for Best Picture), Short Mile (1953), How to Run a Filling Station (1953), King Basketball Cuts (1993), The Player (1992), Nashville (1975, also Best (1952), The Sound of Bells (1952), and Modern Football (1951). Picture) and MASH (1970). Some of his other films and tv projects were A Prairie Home Companion (2006), "Tanner on LEIGH BRACKETT (December 7, 1915, Los Angeles—March 18, Tanner" (2004), The Company (2003), Dr. T and the Women 1978, cancer) has 17 writing credits,among them Star Wars: (2000), Cookie's Fortune (1999), The Gingerbread Man (1998), Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), "The Rockford Kansas City (1996), Jazz '34 (1996), Prêt-à-Porter (1994), The Files" (1975), "Archer" (1975), The Long Goodbye (1973), Rio Real McTeague (1993), Black and Blue (1993), McTeague (1992), Lobo (1970), El Dorado (1966), Hatari! (1962), Rio Bravo Altman—THE LONG GOODBYE—2 (1959), Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946), The Big Sleep (1946), Sheriff (1957), The Killing (1956), The Last Command (1955), and The Vampire's Ghost (1945). Suddenly (1954), Johnny Guitar (1954), Prince Valiant (1954), So Big (1953), Kansas Pacific (1953), Flat Top (1952), The Golden ELLIOTT GOULD (August 29, 1938, Brooklyn, New York) has Hawk (1952), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), El Paso (1949), and 144 acting credits. He received an Oscar nomination for Best Virginia (1941). John Huston wrote this of Hayden: “To this day Actor in a Supporting Role for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice you sense shame in those people who knuckled under to the (1969). Some of his other appearances were in Little Hercules in witch-hunters. Sterling Hayden was one of the few among them 3-D (2008), The Caller (2008), The Deal (2008), Ocean's Thirteen who didn’t try to excuse himself, or to justify his actions. At one (2007), Open Window (2006), Ocean's Twelve (2004), "K Street" time he had been an actual card-carrying Communist but, under (2003), "Friends" (1994-2003), Ocean's Eleven (2001), The Big the pressure of the Red Scare he changed his mind and decided Hit (1998), Inside Out (1997), "L.A. Law" (1993), Bugsy (1991, that Communism was a danger to this country. He proceeded to The Telephone (1988), Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 name names—including that of his best friend. As a result, this (1987), "E/R" (1984-1985), Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984), The man went to prison and later died. Knowing Sterling, I’m sure he Devil and Max Devlin (1981), The Muppet Movie (1979), The believed he was doing the right thing at the time. But when the Lady Vanishes (1979), Capricorn One (1978), A Bridge Too Far full significance of his act was brought home to him, he was (1977), Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976), I Will, I Will... stricken with remorse. He openly declared that he was ashamed of for Now (1976), California Split (1974), S*P*Y*S (1974), The himself for what he had done, wrote a book which told about the Long Goodbye (1973), Little Murders (1971), I Love My Wife episode, and dedicated it to his friend. Sterling is one of the few (1970), Move (1970), Getting Straight (1970), Airport (1970), actors I know who continued to grow over the years. I always felt M*A*S*H (1970), The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), and great sympathy with him for this failure to live up to his own idea The Confession (1964). of himself. But even from this experience he learned and grew. There is a kingliness about Sterling now.”(An Open Book, 1980, NINA VAN PALLANDT (July 15, 1932, Copenhagen, Denmark) has p. 137) 25 acting credits. According to Wikipedia, she “married Frederik, Baron van Pallandt in 1960. They formed a singing duo, Nina & MARK RYDELL (March 23, 1934, New York City) has more Frederik, and achieved worldwide popularity with their calypso- directing (25) than acting credits (18). He was nominated for a style songs….They parted in 1969, and divorced in 1975. Frederik Best Director Oscar for On Golden Pond (1981). Some of his van Pallandt settled in the Philippines in the 1990s. He joined a other directing credits are Even Money (2006), Intersection major Australian crime syndicate, for which he provided (1994), The River (1984), The Rose (1979), Harry and Walter Go transportation for drug trafficking, and to New York (1976), Cinderella Liberty (1973), was shot dead with his second wife in The Cowboys (1972), The Reivers (1969), The 1994. In the early 1970s, Nina van Fox (1967), "Gunsmoke" (1964-1966), "The Pallandt was romantically linked to Fugitive" (1966), "The Wild Wild West" (1966), fellow Ibiza resident Clifford Irving. In "I Spy" (1965), and "Ben Casey" (1963-1964). the 2007 film, The Hoax, about Irving's As an actor he appeared in Even Money (2006), fake autobiography of Howard Hughes, Hollywood Ending (2002), Havana (1990), The Nina van Pallandt is portrayed by Julie Long Goodbye (1973), "As the World Turns" Delpy. The film starred Richard Gere, (1956), "The Edge of Night" (1956), and Crime who appeared with the real van Pallandt in the Streets (1956). in one of his earliest films, American Gigolo. She appeared in two other HENRY GIBSON (September 21, 1935, Altman films, Quintet (1970) and A Germantown, Pennsylvania) has 134 acting Wedding (1978). Some of her other films credits, including "Boston Legal" (2004-2008), were Time Out (1988), O.C. and Stiggs Big Stan (2007), "King of the Hill" (2005-2007), (1985), Cutter's Way (1981), American Wedding Crashers (2005), The Commission Gigolo (1980), Assault on Agathon (2003), Magnolia (1999), Stranger in the (1975), The Long Goodbye (1973), Kingdom (1998), Asylum (1997), Mother Night Mandolinen und Mondschein (1959), (1996), Escape to Witch Mountain (1995), Kærlighedens melodi (1959), Verdens "Tales from the Crypt" (1992), "Murder, She rigeste pige (1958), and Nina & Frederik Wrote" (1988-1992), Brenda Starr (1989), Night Western (1958). Visitor (1989), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), HealtH (1980), The Blues Brothers STERLING HAYDEN (March 26, 1916, (1980), "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1980), Upper Montclair, New Jersey—May 23, "Wonder Woman" (1975-1978), The Last 1986, Sausalito, California, prostate Remake of Beau Geste (1977), The Long cancer) has 72 acting credits, including Goodbye (1973), Charlotte's Web (1973), Evil "The Blue and the Gray" (1982), Venom (1981), Gas (1981), Nine Roy Slade (1972), "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968-1971), to Five (1980), The Outsider (1980), Winter Kills (1979), King of Kiss Me, Stupid (1964), "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1964), and The the Gypsies (1978), Novecento/1900 (1976), The Long Goodbye Nutty Professor (1963). (1973), The Godfather (1972), Loving (1970), Hard Contract (1969), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and DAVID CARRADINE (December 8, 1936, Hollywood) has 216, Love the Bomb (1964), Gun Battle at Monterey (1957), The Iron including Night of the Templar (2009, in post-production), The Altman—THE LONG GOODBYE—3 Rain Chronicles (2009, in post-production), My Suicide (2008, in King Shot (2009, in production), Three Stories About Joan (2009) post-production), Autumn (2009) (completed), Money to Burn (filming), Cassandra's Dream (2007), Melinda and Melinda (2008), (completed), Kandisha (2008) (completed), Detention (2004), Jersey Girl (2004), The Body (2001), The Argument (2008) (completed), Road of No Return (2009), Kung Fu Killer (1999), Assassins (1995), The Crossing Guard (1995), Maverick (2008), Richard III (2008), How to Rob a Bank (2007), Epic (1994), Intersection (1994), Sliver (1993), Stalin (1992), The Movie (2007), Final Move (2006), The Last Sect (2006), Brothers Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), The Two Jakes (1990), Fat Man in Arms (2005), Last Goodbye (2004), Kill Bill: Vol.