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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 86/100. Scores higher than 89% of the 89 1940s mystery movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic86/100
1,196 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard HawksDirector
- Leigh BrackettScreenplay
- William FaulknerScreenplay
- Jules FurthmanScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Humphrey BogartPhilip Marlowe
- Lauren BacallVivian Sternwood Rutledge
- John RidgelyEddie Mars
- Martha VickersCarmen Sternwood
- Louis Jean HeydtJoe Brody
- Charles WaldronGeneral Sternwood
- Regis ToomeyChief Inspector Bernie Ohls
- Sonia DarrinAgnes Lowzier (uncredited)
- Elisha Cook Jr.Harry Jones
- Bob SteeleLash Canino
- Dorothy MaloneAcme Bookstore Proprietress
- Peggy KnudsenMona Mars
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookgamblingpoisonblackmaildetectivedrug addictionsisterfilm noirmurderprivate investigatorwhodunitlos angeles, california
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