

The Big Sleep
1946 · Movie · 1h 54m · NR
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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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
86/100
Key crew
- Howard HawksDirector
- William FaulknerScreenplay
- Leigh BrackettScreenplay
- 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
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Themes
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