TMDb Rating
7.6/10
1,120 verified votes
The Big Sleep (1946)
MysteryCrimeThriller
114 min
"The picture they were born for!"
Plot Summary
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
Director
Howard Hawks
Top Cast
Humphrey BogartLauren BacallJohn RidgelyMartha VickersLouis Jean Heydt
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