The Big Sleep

The picture they were born for!

  • Rated 7.6 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1946
  • 1h 54m
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Thriller

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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Director
Howard Hawks
Starring
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers

Cast

  • Humphrey Bogart

    Humphrey Bogart

    Philip Marlowe

  • Lauren Bacall

    Lauren Bacall

    Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

  • John Ridgely

    John Ridgely

    Eddie Mars

  • Martha Vickers

    Martha Vickers

    Carmen Sternwood

  • Louis Jean Heydt

    Louis Jean Heydt

    Joe Brody

  • Charles Waldron

    General Sternwood

  • Regis Toomey

    Regis Toomey

    Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

  • Sonia Darrin

    Sonia Darrin

    Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

  • Elisha Cook Jr.

    Elisha Cook Jr.

    Harry Jones

  • Bob Steele

    Bob Steele

    Lash Canino

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