The Big Sleep

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Mystery,

Crime,

Thriller

Duration:

114 minutes

Year:

1946

Director:

Howard Hawks

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Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget:

$250,000

Revenue:

$10,682,000

Cast:
Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood

Louis Jean Heydt

Joe Brody

Crew:
Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

Howard Hawks

Director

Carl Jules Weyl

Art Direction

Raymond Chandler

Novel

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer