The Late Show is a 1977 neo-noir, mystery film written and directed by Robert Benton and produced by Robert Altman. It stars Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, and Joanna Cassidy.
A drama with a few comic moments, the story follows an aging detective trying to solve the case of his partner’s murder while dealing with a flamboyant new client.
Benton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1977.Synopsis
A financially strained, aging Los Angeles private detective named Ira Wells isn't a well man and is barely active in the business. He is a loner who doesn't much care for company or small talk. When his ex-partner Harry Regan, however, shows up at Ira's boarding house one night mortally wounded while on a case, Ira feels it's up to him to get to the bottom of it.
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