Sam Marlow, Private Eye (1980)

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106 min - Comedy - 28 May 1980 (France)

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A man with a fixation on Humphrey Bogart gets plastic surgery to make him look exactly like Bogart. Then he changes his name to Sam Marlowe (after Sam Spade and Phillip Marlowe... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Robert Sacchi	...	Sam Marlow
	Franco Nero	...	Hakim
	Michelle Phillips	...	Gena
	Olivia Hussey	...	Elsa
	Misty Rowe	...	Duchess
	Victor Buono	...	Commodore Anastas
	Herbert Lom	...	Mr. Zebra
	Sybil Danning	...	Cynthia
	Richard Bakalyan	...	Lt. Bumbera (as Dick Bakalyan)
	Gregg Palmer	...	Sgt. Hacksaw
	Jay Robinson	...	Wolf / Zinderneuf
	George Raft	...	Petey Cane
	Yvonne De Carlo	...	Teresa Anastas
	Mike Mazurki	...	Himself
	Henry Wilcoxon	...	Mr. Chevalier

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A man with a fixation on Humphrey Bogart gets plastic surgery to make him look exactly like Bogart. Then he changes his name to Sam Marlowe (after Sam Spade and Phillip Marlowe, two of Bogart's most famous characters), hires a ditzy blonde secretary, and opens up a detective agency. His first case is one that would do Bogie proud... Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>

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The face may be familiar. The mystery is brand new. See more »

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Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 1980 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

A lo loco y con la cara del otro See more »

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

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Melvin Simon Productions, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »

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Technical Specs

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106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

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Trivia

The character of Commodore Anastas, played by Victor Buono in this movie, is meant to resemble Sydney Greenstreet. Greenstreet starred in five Humphrey Bogart movies. They were: The Maltese Falcon; Across the Pacific; Casablanca; Passage to Marseille and Conflict. See more »

Quotes

Sam Marlow: He was a good soldier. They were all good soldiers. Just doing what they were ordered to do.
Elsa: What do you mean?
Sam Marlow: Ah, I don't know what I mean. It's tough to tell the enemy without a uniform. You know what'd end all wars? Make everybody fight naked. Then nobody'd know who to kill, and that would be the end of it.
Elsa: Sam...
Sam Marlow: No, I mean it. And let the women get in there naked, too. That'd cinch it. No more war... just peace on earth and a lot of whoopee.
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Connections

Featured in "Familiar Faces: Familiar Faces #21: The Man with Bogart's Face Part 1 (#3.7)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Man with Bogart's Face"
Music by George Duning
Lyrics by Andrew J. Fenady
Sung by Armando Compean (as Armando Compeán) during the opening credits See more »

Sam Marlow, Private Eye (1980)
The Man with Bogart's Face (original title)

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