The Big Sleep
The picture they were born for!
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1946-08-23
Runtime:
1h 54m
Director:
Howard Hawks
Writer:
Leigh Brackett, William Faulkner, Jules Furthman
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)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones
Bob Steele
Lash Canino
Dorothy Malone
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Peggy Knudsen
Mona Mars
Official Videos
Marlowe Follows Geiger From Acme Books
Big Sleep, The
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