The Big Sleep

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(995 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Mystery,

Crime,

Thriller

Duration:

114 minutes

Year:

1946

Director:

Howard Hawks

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Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget:

$1,600,000

Revenue:

$4,900,000

Cast:
Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood

Elisha Cook Jr.

Harry Jones

Crew:
Raymond Chandler

Novel

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Carl Jules Weyl

Art Direction

William Faulkner

Screenplay

Leigh Brackett

Screenplay