Fahr zur Hölle, Liebling (1975)

Fahr zur Hölle, Liebling: Directed by Dick Richards. With Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles. Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.

“The choice of Mitchum for the lead role really did work. The novel suggest a tired Marlowe, who has had enough of being u0026quot;detective to the starsu0026quot;. He wants to get out of his seedy little life, and change things, but instead, he gets wrapped up in another case. Mitchumu0026#39;s hang dog expression and tired wise guy act sums up the depression of the fallen hero. This is not the smooth talking Bogart, not the finely clipped and smooth Powell, but a harder, more experienced Marlowe, a man more aware of his own downfall. As he says to knulty, what he need is a nights sleep, what he needs is another drink. After watching this truly excellent recreation of late forties LA, Iu0026#39;m not sure that I couldnu0026#39;t agree with him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAh yes, and Charlotte Rampling and the sometime Thelma really was u0026quot;cuter than lace pantsu0026quot;”