The Great Detectives The Simple Art of Philip Marlowe (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

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The Great Detectives

The Simple Art of Philip Marlowe (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

Nigel Williams travels to California to explain the career of Raymond Chandler, the creator of the greatest hard-boiled detective, Philip Marlowe and his relationship with another famous detective fiction author, Dashiell Hammett and his ...See moreNigel Williams travels to California to explain the career of Raymond Chandler, the creator of the greatest hard-boiled detective, Philip Marlowe and his relationship with another famous detective fiction author, Dashiell Hammett and his creation, Sam Spade Written by David Bassler See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Nigel Williams Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Elizabeth I (2005)
Ranger Rodriguez Self - Park Ranger Self - Park Ranger See fewer	The Great Detectives (1999)
Raymond Chandler Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
Ian Fleming Self - Interviewer (voice) (archive footage) Self - Interviewer (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	Casino Royale (2006)
Michael Gilbert Self - Crime Writer Self - Crime Writer See fewer	The Great Detectives (1999)
Tom Hiney Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	15 Films About Madonna (2006)
Alain Silver Self - Author: Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles Self - Author: Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles See fewer	Sacred Blood (2015)
Patrick Armstrong Self - Santa Monica Police Officer (as Sgt. Patrick Armstrong) Self - Santa Monica Police Officer (as Sgt. Patrick Armstrong) See fewer	The Great Detectives (1999)
David Fechheimer Self - Private Detective Self - Private Detective See fewer	Hammett (1982)
Josephine Marshall Self - Daughter, Dashiell Hammett Self - Daughter, Dashiell Hammett See fewer	The Great Detectives (1999)
Don Herron Self - Author: The Dashiell Hammett Tour Self - Author: The Dashiell Hammett Tour See fewer	The Great Detectives (1999)
William P. Arney Self - Dashiell Hammett Society Self - Dashiell Hammett Society See fewer	The Great Detectives (1999)
Rolf Saxon Reader (voice) Reader (voice) See fewer	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two (2025)