The Big Sleep (1946)
The picture they were born for!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 54m
- Director Howard Hawks
- Genres Crime Mystery Thriller
- Rating 7.6/10 (1,198 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Humphrey Bogart
as Philip Marlowe
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Lauren Bacall
as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
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John Ridgely
as Eddie Mars
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Martha Vickers
as Carmen Sternwood
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Louis Jean Heydt
as Joe Brody
- Charles Waldron as General Sternwood
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Regis Toomey
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
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Sonia Darrin
as Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
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Elisha Cook Jr.
as Harry Jones
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Bob Steele
as Lash Canino
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Dorothy Malone
as Acme Bookstore Proprietress
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Peggy Knudsen
as Mona Mars
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Charles D. Brown
as Norris the Butler
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Trevor Bardette
as Art Huck (uncredited)
- Joy Barlow as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Max Barwyn
as Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)
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Deannie Best
as Waitress (uncredited)
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Tanis Chandler
as Waitress (uncredited)
Crew
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Howard Hawks
Director
- Sidney Hickox Director of Photography
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Christian Nyby
Editor
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Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
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Howard Hawks
Producer
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William Faulkner
Screenplay
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Leigh Brackett
Screenplay
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Jules Furthman
Screenplay
