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The Big Sleep

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.
1946
114 min
7.6
Mystery / Crime / Thriller
Genres
Mystery / Crime / Thriller
Runtime
114 min
Year
1946
Director
Howard Hawks
Writers
Raymond Chandler, Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, William Faulkner
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures

Top Billed Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers
Martha Vickers
Carmen Sternwood
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
Joe Brody
Charles Waldron
General Sternwood
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Sonia Darrin
Sonia Darrin
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones
Bob Steele
Bob Steele
Lash Canino

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