The Big Sleep
1946·1h 54m
7.6/ 10 (1,143 votes)
“The picture they were born for!”
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Overview
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
Trailer
Director
Howard Hawks
Writers
William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman
Where to Watch
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Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
John Ridgely
Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers
Carmen Sternwood
Louis Jean Heydt
Joe Brody
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Charles Waldron
General Sternwood
Regis Toomey
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Sonia Darrin
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones
Bob Steele
Lash Canino
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Budget
$250,000
Box Office
$11M
