The Singing Detective (TV Miniseries)
1986·United Kingdom·415 min.
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Detective novelist Philip Marlow suffers from the crippling disease of psoriatic arthropathy. Confined to a hospital bed, Marlow mentally rewrites his early Chandleresque thriller, "The Singing Detective," with himself in the title role, drifting into a surreal 1945 fantasy of spies and criminals, along with vivid memories of a childhood in the Forest of Dean. As past events and 1940s songs surface in his subconscious, Marlow's voyage of self-discovery provides a key to conquering his illness.
DirectorJon Amiel
ScreenwriterDennis Potter
MusicStanley Myers
CinematographyKen Westbury
CastMichael Gambon·Patrick Malahide·Janet Suzman·Joanne Whalley·Lyndon Davies·Alison Steadman·Jim Carter·David Ryall·Gerard Horan·Bill Paterson·Janet Henfrey·Imelda Staunton·Ron Cook·George Rossi·Leslie FrenchShow all
Original titleThe Singing Detective