The Big Sleep

Name: The Big Sleep
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1946-08-22
Rating: 7.591

The picture they were born for!

User Score1,162 ratings

TMDB 7.616+19461h 54mEnglish

MysteryCrimeThriller

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.

Director

Howard HawksFrom TMDB credits

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures1 production companies

Release

August 22, 1946Released

Box Office

$11MBudget $250,000

Top Cast

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Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood

Louis Jean Heydt

Joe Brody

Charles Waldron

General Sternwood

Regis Toomey

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Sonia Darrin

Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

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Reviews

From TMDB users

Andres Gomez

Dec 9, 2012

Oh, man, what a movie! Perfect on every sense. Great cast, with terrific Bogart and Bacall. Complex and interesting plot and smart dialogues. Only "funny" thing, if we want to say something, is the "perception" of the women roles in the movie. They are strangely all sexy and attracted to and tempting Philip Marlow.

talisencrw

Feb 20, 2016

This continues the incredible run of films Bogie made with now-wife Lauren Bacall. Crackling script ran to perfection by Howard Hawks. Essential, especially for fans of detective thrillers or simply well-made movies.