Movie
The Big Sleep
Overview
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
Details
- Release date
- 1978-03-13
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ITC Entertainment, Winkast Film Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe
- Sarah Miles as Charlotte Sternwood
- Richard Boone as Lash Cansino
- Candy Clark as Camilla Sternwood
- Joan Collins as Agnes Lazelle
- Edward Fox as Joe Brody
- John Mills as Inspector Carson
- James Stewart as General Sternwood
- Oliver Reed as Eddie Mars
- Harry Andrews as Norris
- Colin Blakely as Harry Jones
- Richard Todd as Commander Barker
Crew
- Michael Winner - Director
- Michael Winner - Screenplay
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