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The Big Sleep

19461h 54m7.6/ 10 · TMDB · 1,207 votes
MysteryCrimeThriller

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.

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Directed by Howard Hawks

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

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Film details

Released22 Aug 1946
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Bob Steele

Lash Canino

Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone

Acme Bookstore Proprietress

Peggy Knudsen
Peggy Knudsen

Mona Mars