Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Explained

Genre:
Director:
Starring:Powers Boothe
Opentheme:"Marlowe's Theme" by Moe Koffman
Composer:
  • John Cameron
  • Samuel Matlovsky
Country:
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:11
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Executive Producer:Gabriel Katzka
Producer:
  • Jon Slan
  • David Wickes
Editor:
Cinematography:
  • Frank Beascoechea
  • Rene Ohashi
  • Michael Reed
Runtime:45 - 48 minutes
Channel:

    Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is an American mystery series that aired on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983, through June 3, 1986, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. The series features Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's title character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.[1] Unlike other modern incarnations of the Marlowe character, the HBO series kept the show set in the 1930s, true to the original Raymond Chandler stories.

    Synopsis

    The series chronicles the cases of private detective Philip Marlowe. Set in Los Angeles during the 1930s, storylines were adapted from Chandler's short stories. Philip Marlowe, Private Eye aired in two short runs beginning in April 1983 to June 1983 in the US and May 1984 in the UK. The second run began in April 1986 and ended in June 1986.[2]

    Cast

    Episodes

    Season 1 (1983)

    No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date

    Season 2 (1986)

    No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date

    Awards and nominations

    YearAwardResultCategoryRecipient
    1983 Nominated Actor in a Dramatic Presentation Powers Boothe
    1987 Actress in a Dramatic Series Kate Reid
    (For episode "Trouble Is My Business")
    1987 Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards Best Cinematography in TV Drama Rene Ohashi
    1986 Best Writing in a Dramatic Program/Series (TV Adaptation) Jeremy Hole
    Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series Rene Ohashi
    Best Pay TV Drama Jon Slan
    Best Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Samuel Matlovsky

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Interview With David Wickes. personal.u-net.com. 2009-04-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090721000736/http://www.personal.u-net.com/~carnfort/Professionals/dw_intvw.htm. 2009-07-21.
    2. Book: Widdicombe, Toby . A Reader's Guide to Raymond Chandler. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2001. 177. 0-313-30767-9.