Movie Description
The Big Sleep
(1946)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Howard Hawks
- Producer : Howard Hawks
- Editor : Christian Nyby
- Cast : Humphrey Bogart,Lauren Bacall,John Ridgely,Martha Vickers,Elisha Cook Jr.,Charles Waldron,Regis Toomey,Louis Jean Heydt,Dorothy Malone,Peggy Knudsen,Charles D. Brown,Bob Steele,Sonia Darrin,Trevor Bardette,Joy Barlow,Max Barwyn,Deannie Best,Tanis Chandler,Jack Chefe,James Conaty,Joseph Crehan,Jack Deery,Carole Douglas,Jay Eaton,Tom Fadden,Bess Flowers,Kenneth Gibson,Joe Gilbert,Stuart Hall,Shep Houghton,Kenner G. Kemp,Pete Kooy,Lorraine Miller,Forbes Murray,William H. O'Brien,Shelby Payne,Jack Perry,Tommy Rafferty,Waclaw Rekwart,Edward Rickard,Jeffrey Sayre,Emmett Vogan,Theodore von Eltz,Wally Walker,Dan Wallace,Paul Weber,Ben Welden,Suzanne Ridgway
Cast
Philip Marlowe
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
Eddie Mars
Carmen Sternwood
Harry Jones
General Sternwood
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Joe Brody
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Mona Mars
Norris the Butler
Lash Canino
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Art Huck (uncredited)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Waitress (uncredited)
Waitress (uncredited)
Croupier (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Librarian (uncredited)
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Sidney (uncredited)
Woman with Bumped Man
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Furtive Man (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)
Carol Lundgren (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Croupier (uncredited)
Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)
Mars' Thug (uncredited)
Owen Taylor (uncredited)
Mars' Thug (uncredited)
Pete (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Big Sleep
Status Released
Release Information
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1946-08-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 54m
Budget₹ 250000
Revenue₹ 10682000
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Mystery
- Crime
- Thriller