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The Big Sleep is a 1946 American film noir directed by Howard Hawks. [4][5] William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay, which adapts Raymond Chandler 's 1939 novel. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge in a story that begins with blackmail and ...
- Martha Vickers
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- John Ridgely
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- Elisha Cook, Jr
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- Peggy Knudsen
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- Martha Vickers
The Big Sleep: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers. Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Howard Hawks
- 1946-08-31
Aug 16, 2021 · The Big Sleep was released 75 years ago, and its plot has been puzzling viewers ever since. There is no disputing that Howard Hawks's Los Angeles-set noir classic is one of the most...
Jun 22, 1997 · “The Big Sleep” was finished by Warner Brothers in 1945, but held out of release while the studio rushed to play off its backlog of World War II movies. Meanwhile, ongoing events greatly affected its future.
L.A. private eye Phillip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case...and a trail peopled with murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more. 3,137. IMDb 7.9 1 h 53 min 1946 X-Ray 13+. Suspense • Drama • Cerebral • Compelling. Rent.
- 113 min
Guest Programmer Edward Norton: The Big Sleep (1946), 1946, with guest programmer Edward Norton and TCM’s Alicia Malone. Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl's involvement in the murder of a pornographer.
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The Big Sleep. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall ignite the screen in this classic film noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler's steamy detective novel. When private investigator Philip Marlowe...
