Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
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- 1946 · Mystery · 1h 54m
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.
- Raymond Chandler
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- 1939
- 1939
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 ...
- $4.9 million
- Howard Hawks
- $1.6 million
- Max Steiner
Private detective Philip Marlowe investigates a web of blackmail, murder and love involving a wealthy family and their daughters. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this classic film.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Howard Hawks
- 1946-08-31
Aug 16, 2021 · 16 August 2021. By Nicholas Barber,Features correspondent. Alamy. Film noir The Big Sleep was released 75 years ago. While its plot has been criticised as 'cryptic' and 'confusing', that can...
Apr 7, 1978 · Robert Mitchum stars as Philip Marlowe, a private detective in London, who investigates a case of blackmail and murder involving a wealthy family and a gangster. The film is a remake of the 1946 classic with Humphrey Bogart, but with some differences in plot and setting.
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- Michael Winner
- R
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
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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- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
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180M subscribers. Subscribed. 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...
