Movie
The Big Sleep
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1946-08-22
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Philip Marlowe
- Lauren Bacall as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
- John Ridgely as Eddie Mars
- Martha Vickers as Carmen Sternwood
- Louis Jean Heydt as Joe Brody
- Charles Waldron as General Sternwood
- Regis Toomey as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
- Sonia Darrin as Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Harry Jones
- Bob Steele as Lash Canino
- Dorothy Malone as Acme Bookstore Proprietress
- Peggy Knudsen as Mona Mars
Crew
- Howard Hawks - Director
- Jules Furthman - Screenplay
- Leigh Brackett - Screenplay
- William Faulkner - Screenplay
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