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The Big Sleep is a 1978 neo-noir film, the second film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. The picture was directed by Michael Winner and stars Robert Mitchum in his second film portrayal of the detective Philip Marlowe (following Farewell, My Lovely three years earlier).
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...
Private investigator Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by General Sternwood to help resolve the gambling debts of his wild young daughter, Carmen (Martha Vickers).
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P.I. Philip Marlowe's hired by a wealthy general to find out and stop his daughter, Carmen from being blackmailed over gambling debts, Marlowe finds himself deep within a web of love triangles, blackmail, murder, gambling, and organised crime.
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl's involvement in the murder of a pornographer. Cast & Crew. Read More. Howard Hawks. Director. Humphrey Bogart. Philip Marlowe. Lauren Bacall. Vivian Rutledge. John Ridgely. Eddie Mars. Martha Vickers. Carmen Sternwood.
The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by American-British writer Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles .
Jun 22, 1997 · The process follows private eye Philip Marlowe ( Humphrey Bogart) as he finds his way through the jungle of gamblers, pornographers, killers and blackmailers who have attached themselves to the rich old general ( Charles Waldron) and his two randy daughters (Bacall and Vickers).
