I was watching "The Long Goodbye" on video and I noticed something. Am I crazy or does Altman have no credit referencing his participation on this film? Was this deliberate? Is this something he does and I never noticed? Will I ever get a response ... this is likely a lesser watched film.
shareIts your imagination. Opening credits finish with "Directed by Robert Altman."
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Yup, he's credited.
By the way, dutch ... which "Postman" movie did you like more?
...I guess it must have just been the video version I saw of the film that neglected his credit. I actually went back to see it and it still wasn't there...I give up.
I really found the original 1946 more engrossing/entertaining than the 1981, however, I think "Ossessione"--the original adaptation--is an altogether better film. The 1981 version did have the chance to include some of the steamy sex of the novel, which is hard to ignore.
"Ossessione?" Haven't seen that one. Is that out on video or DVD?
I could appreciate the Jack Nicholson/Jessica Lange version a little more ... simply for the fact that it closely adhered to Caine's original plot. Plus - as you said - it could show a great deal more than the Lana Turner version couldn't. (Too bad ... I've always had a thing for Lana.)
Plus, the 80's adaptation was penned by David Mamet ... one helluva writer.
i misted sumthin....who playted da postyman in that movee?
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why the fck were you guys discussing ossessione and postman always rings twice on The Long Goodbye board?
shareI don't appreciate your sarcasm, and I know that Altman directed the flick. That wasn't part of my inquiry! Based on the video version I saw, and scanned several times (during the opening credits and closing credits), I thought perhaps he kept his name off of it for some reason. I even checked his biography, which I was reading at the time.
Once again, it's not nice to be rude, so keep elderly comments to someone three times my age. Thank you.
If you saw it on VHS then it was probably in pan and scan, so I assume that his creditwas probably not in the part of the frame shown on video.
sharethank you! people have been thinking i was a freak for as long as ... well, you can see ... this was posted some time ago ... that's probably the case ... or maybe i'm a freak ... whatever the case, thank you for your reply.
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