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The Big Sleep

The picture they were born for!

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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.

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DirectorHoward Hawks

Keywords

based on novel or bookgamblingpoisonblackmaildetectivedrug addictionsisterfilm noirmurderprivate investigatorwhodunitlos angeles, californiaprivate detectivebook storemissing personprank telephone callwealthy family
Budget$250K
Box Office$11M

Cast

Humphrey Bogart as Philip Marlowe

Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely as Eddie Mars

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers as Carmen Sternwood

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood

Louis Jean Heydt as Joe Brody

Louis Jean Heydt

Joe Brody

Charles Waldron as General Sternwood

Charles Waldron

General Sternwood

Regis Toomey as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Regis Toomey

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Sonia Darrin as Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

Sonia Darrin

Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

Elisha Cook Jr. as Harry Jones

Elisha Cook Jr.

Harry Jones

Bob Steele as Lash Canino

Bob Steele

Lash Canino