The Big Sleep
dir. Howard Hawks
83
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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.
Critics consensus
A perfect match of screenplay, director, and leading man, The Big Sleep stands as a towering achievement in film noir whose grim vitality remains undimmed.
Directed byHoward Hawks
StarringHumphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Louis Jean Heydt, Charles Waldron
Written byWilliam Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman
CinematographySidney Hickox
EditingChristian Nyby
MusicMax Steiner
The Big Sleep
1946 · NR · 1h 54m
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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.
Critics Consensus
A perfect match of screenplay, director, and leading man, The Big Sleep stands as a towering achievement in film noir whose grim vitality remains undimmed.
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