Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Genre
Written by
Directed by
StarringPowers Boothe
Opening theme"Marlowe's Theme" by Moe Koffman
Composers
  • John Cameron
  • Samuel Matlovsky
Country of origin
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producerGabriel Katzka
Producers
  • Jon Slan
  • David Wickes
Cinematography
  • Frank Beascoechea
  • Rene Ohashi
  • Michael Reed
Editors
Running time4548 minutes
Original release
Network
ReleaseApril 16, 1983 (1983-04-16) 
June 3, 1986 (1986-06-03)

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. 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.