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The Big Sleep(1946)7.6
The Big Sleep1946-08-23
•Mystery, Crime, Thriller
•114 minutes
The picture they were born for!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
John Ridgely
Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers
Carmen Sternwood
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones
Charles Waldron
General Sternwood
Regis Toomey
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Louis Jean Heydt
Joe Brody
Dorothy Malone
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Reviews4
A review by Andres Gomez
10.0
Written by Andres Gomez on 1 / Dec / 2012
Oh, man, what a movie!
Perfect on every sense. Great cast, with terrific Bogart and Bacall. Complex and interesting plot and smart dialogues. Only "funny" thing, if we want to say something, is the...
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Status
Released
Budget
$250,000
Revenue
$10,682,000
Original Language
English
Production Companies
Production Countries
- United States of America
Keywords
based on novel or book
gambling
poison
blackmail
detective
drug addiction
sister
film noir
murder
private investigator
whodunit
los angeles, california
private detective
book store
missing person
prank telephone call
wealthy family