The Big Sleep

1946 7.6 (1076 votes) 1h 54m

Genres

Mystery Crime Thriller

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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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.

Key Crew

Producer: Howard Hawks

Director: Howard Hawks

Screenplay: Leigh Brackett, William Faulkner, Jules Furthman

Director of Photography: Sidney Hickox

Top Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood

Louis Jean Heydt

Joe Brody

Charles Waldron

General Sternwood

Regis Toomey

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Sonia Darrin

Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

Videos

The Big Sleep Trailer (Modern)

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