There never will be a 'definitive" Marlowe, and that is his
strength! He is now surely up there with Holmes (is Rathbone
definitive? Is Jeremy Brett? IMHO Brett is the best) .....
The only definitive Marlowe would be Chandler himself
(and therein, I believe lies the power). Keitel I would not
like - no dismissal of his very obvious acting talents - he's
just not mine (and therefore my
'definitive' Marlowe). If I had to cast a current actor as
Marlowe it would be, actually, sod it, I think William Hurt
would make a decent stab at it....
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