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The Big Sleep

1946•1h 54m•★ 7.6•Released

MysteryCrimeThriller

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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.

Movie details

Release date: 1946
Runtime: 1h 54m
Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Country: United States of America
Director: Howard Hawks
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget: $250,000
Revenue: $10,682,000

Cast

Portrait of Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe

Portrait of Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

Portrait of John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars

Portrait of Martha Vickers

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood

Portrait of Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Joe Brody

C

Charles Waldron

General Sternwood

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