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The Big Sleep 1946
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Released1946-08-23 + 12 more
Runtime1h 54m
DirectorHoward Hawks

WritersWilliam Faulkner (screenplay) + 3 more, Raymond Chandler (novel), Jules Furthman (screenplay), Leigh Brackett (screenplay)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StudioWarner Bros. Pictures
GenresCrime, Mystery, Thriller

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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.

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Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
John Ridgely
Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers
Carmen Sternwood
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones
Charles Waldron
General Sternwood
Regis Toomey
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Louis Jean Heydt
Joe Brody
Dorothy Malone
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Peggy Knudsen
Mona Mars
Charles D. Brown
Norris the Butler
Bob Steele
Lash Canino
Sonia Darrin
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Art Huck (uncredited)
Joy Barlow
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Deannie Best
Waitress (uncredited)
Tanis Chandler
Waitress (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Croupier (uncredited)
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Carole Douglas
Librarian (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Sidney (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman with Bumped Man
Kenneth Gibson
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pete Kooy
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Furtive Man (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)
Shelby Payne
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)
Tommy Rafferty
Carol Lundgren (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Edward Rickard
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Croupier (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)
Wally Walker
Mars' Thug (uncredited)
Dan Wallace
Owen Taylor (uncredited)
Paul Weber
Mars' Thug (uncredited)
Ben Welden
Pete (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood

Elisha Cook Jr.

Harry Jones

Charles Waldron

General Sternwood

Regis Toomey

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Louis Jean Heydt

Joe Brody

Dorothy Malone

Acme Bookstore Proprietress

Peggy Knudsen

Mona Mars

Charles D. Brown

Norris the Butler

Bob Steele

Lash Canino

Sonia Darrin

Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

Art Huck (uncredited)

Joy Barlow

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Max Barwyn

Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)

Deannie Best

Waitress (uncredited)

Tanis Chandler

Waitress (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Croupier (uncredited)

James Conaty

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Jack Deery

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Carole Douglas

Librarian (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

Sidney (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Woman with Bumped Man

Kenneth Gibson

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Pete Kooy

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Lorraine Miller

Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Furtive Man (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Waiter (uncredited)

Shelby Payne

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Jack Perry

Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)

Tommy Rafferty

Carol Lundgren (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

The Big Sleep 1946
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