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The Big Sleep
“The picture they were born for!”
7.6 / 10• 1946• 1h 54m•NR• English
MysteryCrimeThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
Lead
Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
John Ridgely
Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers
Carmen Sternwood
Louis Jean Heydt
Joe Brody
CW
Charles Waldron
General Sternwood
Regis Toomey
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Sonia Darrin
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Howard Hawks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Big Sleep is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
