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  1. Philip Marlowe (/ ˈ m ɑːr l oʊ / MAR-loh) is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler who was characteristic of the hardboiled crime fiction genre. The genre originated in the 1920s, notably in Black Mask magazine, in which Dashiell Hammett's The Continental Op and Sam Spade first appeared.

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    • Liam Neeson "Marlowe" (2023) After a gap of so many decades, it's refreshing to see Marlowe back on the screen and the towering Liam Neeson amidst Marlowe's many colorful characters.
    • Robert Mitchum in “Farewell My Lovely” (1975) and “The Big Sleep” (1978) Robert Mitchum plays Philip Marlowe in Farewell My Lovely and The Big Sleep, both Chandler books adapted for film, and which had been filmed decades prior but given a fresh polishing for modern audiences.
    • Elliott Gould in “The Long Goodbye” (1973) Elliott Gould stars as Marlowe in The Long Goodbye, a film noir that ignited a resurgence in Chandler's work thanks to its then-modern setting.
    • James Garner in “Marlowe” (1969) James Garner portrays the famous gumshoe in Marlowe, based on Chandler's 1949 novel The Little Sister. Garner is certainly capable at the action sequences, but his Marlowe is a little too much like Benoit Blanc and 007.
  3. Mitchum. No one is a saint in the City of Angels. The immortal Robert Mitchum stars as Raymond Chandler 's legendary detective Philip Marlowe in the neo-noir mystery Farewell, My Lovely.

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    • 1975-08-08
  4. Aug 2, 2024 · Marlowe made his debut in short story format under many names before author Raymond Chandler decided on his iconic name. In the opening lines of Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, Marlowe is introduced to the world as classy and hard-boiled as other private detectives before him.

  5. Feb 14, 2023 · (Courtesy Briarcliff Entertainment) Director Neil Jordan’s “Marlowe” begins with our incorruptible detective – now played by Liam Neeson – back to basics, catching cases nobody else wants in...

  6. Dec 12, 2014 · Philip Marlowe is the archetypal noir detective: wisecracking and world-weary, hardboiled yet honourable. This volume includes all eight dramatisations of Raymond Chandler's groundbreaking crime novels featuring his iconic hero.

  7. Apr 5, 2020 · Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler’s iconic private detective, has been played on screen by a number of fantastic actors — including Robert Mitchum and Elliott Gould. For many viewers, the definitive take on Marlowe comes from Humphrey Bogart, who first played the character in Howard Hawks’s 1946 adaptation of The Big Sleep.

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