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The Big Sleep

1946 · 1h 54m · Mystery, Crime, Thriller

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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.

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Cast

• Humphrey Bogart as Philip Marlowe
• Lauren Bacall as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
• John Ridgely as Eddie Mars
• Martha Vickers as Carmen Sternwood
• Louis Jean Heydt as Joe Brody
• Charles Waldron as General Sternwood
• Regis Toomey as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
• Sonia Darrin as Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
• Elisha Cook Jr. as Harry Jones
• Bob Steele as Lash Canino
• Dorothy Malone as Acme Bookstore Proprietress
• Peggy Knudsen as Mona Mars

Details

Director

Howard Hawks

Released

August 22, 1946

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Mystery, Crime, Thriller

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Status

Released

TMDB score

7.6 / 10 from 1,207 votes