The Big Sleep

Name: The Big Sleep
Director: Howard Hawks
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1946-08-22
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Louis Jean Heydt

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1946 · 114 min · NR · Mystery · Crime · Thriller · TMDB 7.6/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Howard Hawks

Cast

Humphrey Bogart — Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall — Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
John Ridgely — Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers — Carmen Sternwood
Louis Jean Heydt — Joe Brody