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The Big Sleep (1946)

1h 54m · 22 Aug 1946

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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 ID6266
GenreCrime, Mystery, Thriller
DirectorHoward Hawks
Main castHumphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Louis Jean Heydt, Charles Waldron, Regis Toomey, Sonia Darrin
Release date22 August 1946
Release year1946
LanguageEnglish
Duration114 min (1h 54m)
Rating7.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseWarner Bros. Pictures

Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: Leigh Brackett, William Faulkner, Jules Furthman, Howard Hawks

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Humphrey BogartPhilip Marlowe Lauren BacallVivian Sternwood Rutledge John RidgelyEddie Mars Martha VickersCarmen Sternwood Louis Jean HeydtJoe Brody
Charles WaldronGeneral Sternwood
Regis ToomeyChief Inspector Bernie Ohls Sonia DarrinAgnes Lowzier (uncredited) Elisha Cook Jr.Harry Jones Bob SteeleLash Canino Dorothy MaloneAcme Bookstore Proprietress Peggy KnudsenMona Mars Charles D. BrownNorris the Butler Trevor BardetteArt Huck (uncredited)
Joy BarlowTaxi Driver (uncredited)
Max BarwynMax - Head Waiter (uncredited) Deannie BestWaitress (uncredited) Tanis ChandlerWaitress (uncredited) Jack ChefeCroupier (uncredited)
James ConatyNightclub Patron (uncredited)

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