Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Farewell My Lovely (1975) Rating: Starring: John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, Sylvester Stallone, Harry Dean Stanton, Anthony Zerbe Director: Dick Richards Category: Drama Studio: Pioneer Studios Subtitles: [None] Length: 98 mins     Never has an actor more perfectly embodied a character than in Robert Mitchum's portrayal of Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler's classic "hard-bodied" detective. Here, Marlowe's case begins when he is hired by an ex-con fresh out of prison named "Moose" (Jack O'Halloran) to locate his missing sweetheart, Velma.No sooner has Marlowe's search begun than he's beaten unconscious and wakes up next to a corpse.Marlowe's being framed for the murder and he has to clear his name.But what does this have to do with Moose's missing Velma (Charlotte Rampling)?And how could such a big, dumb lug like Moose ever have had anything to do with someone so erotically sultry and beautiful? Marlowe soon finds himself caught between a beauty and a beast as he doggedly follows every clue looking for answers.Marlowe's quest takes him from the swankest of nightclubs to the darkest of back alleys.This is Los Angeles in all its 1940s film-noir glory.This is Raymond Chandler at his best and Robert Mitchum in the role of a lifetime.