---
title: 'Farewell, My Lovely (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dick Richards'
released: '1975-08-08'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/farewell-my-lovely-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072973/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

1975 · 95 min · Crime, Thriller · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Farewell, My Lovely is a 1975 neo-noir mystery film directed by Dick Richards and featuring Robert Mitchum as private detective Philip Marlowe. The picture is based on Raymond Chandler's novel Farewell, My Lovely (1940), which had previously been adapted for film as Murder, My Sweet in 1944. The cast also features Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Harry Dean Stanton, Joe Spinell, Sylvester Stallone, Jack O'Halloran in his film debut, and hardcore crime novelist Jim Thompson in his only acting role.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dick Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-richards)
- **Screenplay:** [Raymond Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-chandler), [David Zelag Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-zelag-goodman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Shire](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-shire)
- **Producer:** [Elliott Kastner](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-kastner)
- **Director of Photography:** [John A. Alonzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-alonzo)
- **Editor:** [Joel Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-cox)

## Cast

- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum) as Philip Marlowe
- [Charlotte Rampling](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-rampling) as Velma
- [John Ireland](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ireland) as Nulty
- [Sylvia Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-miles) as Mrs. Florian
- [Anthony Zerbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-zerbe) as Brunette
- [Harry Dean Stanton](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-dean-stanton) as Billy Rolfe
- [Jack O'Halloran](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-o-halloran) as Moose Malloy
- [Joe Spinell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-spinell) as Nick
- [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone) as Jonnie
- [Kate Murtagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-murtagh) as Amthor
- [John O'Leary](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-o-leary) as Marriott
- [Walter McGinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-mcginn) as Tommy Ray
- [Burton Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/burton-gilliam) as Cowboy
- [Jim Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-thompson) as Mr. Grayle
- [Jimmy Archer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-archer) as Georgie

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/farewell-my-lovely-1975
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