The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946
1h 54m
7.6

7.6/10

1,143 votes • View on IMDb
Mystery Crime Thriller

"The picture they were born for!"

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $250,000

Revenue: $10,682,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date August 22, 1946
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0038355

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
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

Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone

Acme Bookstore Proprietress

Peggy Knudsen
Peggy Knudsen

Mona Mars

Key Crew

Howard Hawks
Producer
Howard Hawks
Director
Leigh Brackett
Screenplay
William Faulkner
Screenplay
Jules Furthman
Screenplay
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer