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    The Big Sleep

    1946 · Mystery · 1h 54m

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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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.

    • (91K)
    • Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
    • Howard Hawks
    • 1946-08-31
  3. 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...

  4. 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).

  5. Apr 7, 1978 · With Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark. Grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail turned murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer and a gangster.

    • (5.5K)
    • Crime, Drama, Mystery
    • Michael Winner
    • 1978-04-07
  6. 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.

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  8. 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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