The Big Sleep
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). Sternwood's older daughter, Vivian (Lauren Bacall), provides assistance when she implies that the situation is more complex, and also involves casino owner (John Ridgely) and a recently disappeared family friend. As people linked to the Sternwoods start being murdered, Marlowe finds himself getting ever deeper into the case.
Release Date
August 23, 1946
Running Time
114 minutes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Starring
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Martha Vickers
Dorothy Malone
Credits
Director Howard Hawks
Screenplay William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman
Producer Howard Hawks
Cinematography Sidney Hickox
Editing Christian Nyby
Music Max Steiner
Distributor Warner Bros.
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