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The Big Sleep

7.6

Released August 23, 1946Runtime 1h 54min

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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.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $250,000
Revenue: $10,682,000
Profit/Loss: $10,432,000

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Cast

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)

Joseph CrehanMedical Examiner (uncredited)

Jack DeeryNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Carole DouglasLibrarian (uncredited)

Jay EatonCasino Patron (uncredited)

Tom FaddenSidney (uncredited)

Bess FlowersWoman with Bumped Man

Kenneth GibsonCasino Patron (uncredited)

Joe GilbertNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Stuart HallNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Shep HoughtonCasino Patron (uncredited)

Kenner G. KempNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Pete KooyMotorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Lorraine MillerHatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Forbes MurrayFurtive Man (uncredited)

William H. O'BrienWaiter (uncredited)

Shelby PayneCigarette Girl (uncredited)

Jack PerrySilent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)

Tommy RaffertyCarol Lundgren (uncredited)

Waclaw RekwartNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Edward RickardNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jeffrey SayreCroupier (uncredited)

Emmett VoganEd - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Theodore von EltzArthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)

Wally WalkerMars' Thug (uncredited)

Dan WallaceOwen Taylor (uncredited)

Paul WeberMars' Thug (uncredited)

Ben WeldenPete (uncredited)

Suzanne RidgwayNightclub Patron (uncredited)

Crew

Howard HawksDirector

Raymond ChandlerNovel

William FaulknerScreenplay

Leigh BrackettScreenplay

Jules FurthmanScreenplay

Howard HawksProducer

Jack L. WarnerExecutive Producer

Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer

Sidney HickoxDirector of Photography

Christian NybyEditor

Carl Jules WeylArt Direction

Fred M. MacLeanSet Decoration

Perc WestmoreMakeup Artist

Robert B. LeeSound Designer

Leah RhodesWardrobe Designer

Roy DavidsonSpecial Effects

Warren LynchSpecial Effects

Robert B. LeeSound

Leo F. ForbsteinMusic Director

Paul DetlefsenMatte Painter

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Reviews

by Andres Gomez

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 "perception" of the women roles in the movie. They are strangely all sexy and attracted to and tem...

This continues the incredible run of films Bogie made with now-wife Lauren Bacall. Crackling script ran to perfection by Howard Hawks. Essential, especially for fans of detective thrillers or simply well-made movies.

"General Sternwood" (Charles Waldron) has two daughters and poor old private detective "Philip Marlowe" (Humphrey Bogart) might be forgiven for ever getting involved with a case that sees him employed to investigate a case of blackmail against his youngest - "Carmen" (Martha Vickers). It looks like...

by Filipe Manuel Neto

**A film that would be truly memorable if the script wasn't so poorly written.** In general, I really like noir films, it's a style that I like. However, despite the great reputation, I didn't particularly like this film. It's good, and from a style point of view, it gives us everything we like ...