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59% Critic Match
The Big Sleep
“Meet Philip Marlowe. The toughest private eye who ever wore a trench coat, slapped a dame and split his knuckles on a jawbone.”
5.9 / 10• 1978• 1h 40m•R• English
CrimeMystery
Storyline
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
Cast & Crew
Robert Mitchum
Philip Marlowe
Lead
Sarah Miles
Charlotte Sternwood
Richard Boone
Lash Cansino
Candy Clark
Camilla Sternwood
Joan Collins
Agnes Lazelle
Edward Fox
Joe Brody
John Mills
Inspector Carson
James Stewart
General Sternwood
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Winner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Big Sleep is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
