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Chandler

  • 19711971
  • GPGP
  • 1h 25m
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4.4/10
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Chandler (1971)
  • Crime
  • Drama
A hardboiled aging private eye is hired to find and protect a missing government witness sought after by the gangsters. The witness is a beautiful French woman and even the cops can't be tru... Read allA hardboiled aging private eye is hired to find and protect a missing government witness sought after by the gangsters. The witness is a beautiful French woman and even the cops can't be trusted. The case is tough, but so is Chandler.A hardboiled aging private eye is hired to find and protect a missing government witness sought after by the gangsters. The witness is a beautiful French woman and even the cops can't be trusted. The case is tough, but so is Chandler.
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
545
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  • Director
    • Paul Magwood
  • Writers
    • Paul Magwood(story)
    • John Sacret Young
  • Stars
    • Warren Oates
    • Leslie Caron
    • Alex Dreier
Top credits
  • Director
    • Paul Magwood
  • Writers
    • Paul Magwood(story)
    • John Sacret Young
  • Stars
    • Warren Oates
    • Leslie Caron
    • Alex Dreier
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    • 17User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Chandler (1971)
    Chandler (1971)
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    Leslie Caron and Warren Oates in Chandler (1971)
    Leslie Caron and Warren Oates in Chandler (1971)
    Leslie Caron and Warren Oates in Chandler (1971)
    Leslie Caron and Warren Oates in Chandler (1971)
    Warren Oates in Chandler (1971)
    Chandler (1971)
    Leslie Caron in Chandler (1971)
    Gloria Grahame and Warren Oates in Chandler (1971)

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    Warren Oates
    Warren Oates
    • Chandleras Chandler
    Leslie Caron
    Leslie Caron
    • Katherine Creightonas Katherine Creighton
    Alex Dreier
    Alex Dreier
    • Ross J. Carmadyas Ross J. Carmady
    Mitchell Ryan
    Mitchell Ryan
    • Charles 'Chuck' Kincaidas Charles 'Chuck' Kincaid
    Gordon Pinsent
    Gordon Pinsent
    • John Melchioras John Melchior
    Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw
    • Bernie Oakmanas Bernie Oakman
    Richard Loo
    Richard Loo
    • Leoas Leo
    Gloria Grahame
    Gloria Grahame
    • Selmaas Selma
    Royal Dano
    Royal Dano
    • Sal Sacheseas Sal Sachese
    • (scenes deleted)
    Walter Burke
    Walter Burke
    • Zenoas Zeno
    Marianne McAndrew
    Marianne McAndrew
    • Angel Carteras Angel Carter
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Smokeas Smoke
    Lal Baum
    • Waxwellas Waxwell
    Charles Shull
    • Binder Ransinas Binder Ransin
    John Mitchum
    John Mitchum
    • Rudy, Bartenderas Rudy, Bartender
    James Sikking
    James Sikking
    • Bogardyas Bogardy
    • (scenes deleted)
    Vickery Turner
    • Salesgirlas Salesgirl
    Ray Kellogg
    Ray Kellogg
    • Captain of Security Guardas Captain of Security Guard
    • Director
      • Paul Magwood
    • Writers
      • Paul Magwood(story)
      • John Sacret Young
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    Storyline

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    A hardboiled aging private eye is hired to find and protect a missing government witness sought after by the gangsters. The witness is a beautiful French woman and even the cops can't be trusted. The case is tough, but so is Chandler.
    • neo noir
    • tap dancing
    • dancing
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    • Taglines
      • Chandler is a private eye. It's a hard way to make a living... and an easy way to die.
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • GP
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    • Trivia
      According to "Uprising at MGM," a Time Magazine article of Dec. 27, 1971, director Paul Magwood and producer Michael Laughlin placed a black-bordered ad in the Hollywood Reporter apologizing for the movie, claiming that MGM studio chief James T. Aubrey had severely re-cut Chandler (1971) and added previously deleted scenes, in Aubrey's judgment, to simplify the plot. Aubrey also allegedly changed the film score from 1940s-type music to something more contemporary. The producer and director also claimed that Magwood was denied entry to the editing room while Aubrey revised the film.
    • Goofs
      When Carmady shoots the man in the parking structure a loud report can be heard from inside the car; yet when Kincaid shows up, and Carmady hands him the gun it has a suppressor on the barrel of a revolver. Which anyone knows does not suppress the blast.
    • Quotes

      Katherine Creighton: What are you?

      Chandler: I'm a relic.

      Katherine Creighton: I can see that.

      Chandler: I got tired. Thought I'd go up to San Quentin, and strap myself into an electric chair.

      Katherine Creighton: Except at San Quentin, it's the gas chamber...

      [laughs]

      Katherine Creighton: Nothing ever works out.

    • Connections
      Featured in Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993)

    User reviews17

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    "C-H-A-N-D-L-E-R...Chandler, as in Raymond."
    Former private eye-turned-security guard ditches his latest droning job and is immediately offered a chance to return to his previous profession. His assignment: to tail a mysterious French woman newly arrived in California...and apparently wanted by suit-and-tie racketeers. Unsuccessful attempt to update the film noir genre, without enough sting or wit (or involving plot dynamics) in the screenplay. Director and co-scenarist Paul Magwood (who later claimed the picture was edited without his involvement) doesn't give off the impression of having high regard for the '40s films his "Chandler" was borne from; his nostalgia is appropriately rumpled, but also bitter-tinged and somewhat indifferent. The handling is curiously, commendably low-keyed, and Warren Oates is well-cast as this '70s variant on the 'private dick' archetype, but the movie doesn't have any snap. Nice to see Leslie Caron and Gloria Grahame in the cast--though neither has much to do, and Caron's hot-and-cold running character is exasperating throughout. Vivid cinematography by Alan Stensvold, nice location shooting, but it fails to come to any kind of a boil. *1/2 from ****
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    • Aug 15, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Open Shadow
    • Filming locations
      • Carmel, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Open Shadows
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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