Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | |
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Genre | Mystery |
Written by |
Raymond Chandler Jo Eisinger Jeremy Hole Jesse L. Lasky, Jr. Pat Silver Murray Smith Jaron Summers |
Directed by |
Bryan Forbes Sidney Hayers Peter R. Hunt Robert Iscove Allan King Mark Lavant |
Starring | Powers Boothe |
Opening theme | "Marlowe's Theme" performed by Moe Koffman |
Composer(s) | John Cameron Samuel Matlovsky |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 11 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Gabriel Katzka |
Producer(s) | Jon Slan David Wickes |
Cinematography | Frank Beascoechea Rene Ohashi Michael Reed |
Editor(s) |
Bill Lenny Ronald Sanders |
Running time | 45–48 minutes |
Release | |
Original network |
HBO (United States) ITV (United Kingdom) |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | April 16, 1983 | – June 3, 1986
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.
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.