The Big Sleep (1946)
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.
- Released
- 1946-08-22
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Howard Hawks, Leigh Brackett, William Faulkner, Jules Furthman
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 1216 votes
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Philip Marlowe
- Lauren Bacall as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
- John Ridgely as Eddie Mars
- Martha Vickers as Carmen Sternwood
- Louis Jean Heydt as Joe Brody
- Charles Waldron as General Sternwood
- Regis Toomey as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
- Sonia Darrin as Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Harry Jones
- Bob Steele as Lash Canino
- Dorothy Malone as Acme Bookstore Proprietress
- Peggy Knudsen as Mona Mars