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Plot

"Powers Boothe recreates Bogart's famous sleuth" read the ad campaign for the five-part HBO series Philip Marlowe, Private Eye. Hey, how about a little credit for Raymond Chandler, who only created the character of hard-bitten, eloquent gumshoe Marlowe? First telecast April 23, 1983, "Finger Man" was the second 60-minute installment in the series. This time, Marlowe butts heads with City Hall when a government witness is murdered. The dead man was supposed to be under Marlowe's protection; thus, the detective becomes the prime suspect in the killing.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
55min.
Director(s):
Peter H. Hunt
Themes:
Private Eyes,Star Detectives
Keywords:
criminal,detective,gangster,government,investigation,investigator,killing,life,man,murder,on-the-run,privacy,private-detective,violence,witness
Language:
English