The Big Sleep

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Howard Hawks

Writer Raymond Chandler (Novel), William Faulkner (Screenplay), Leigh Brackett (Screenplay), Jules Furthman (Screenplay), Howard Hawks (Screenplay)

Release Date August 22, 1946

Runtime 114 min (1h 54m)

Country United States of America

Language EN

Budget $250,000

Box Office $10,682,000

Studios Warner Bros. Pictures

The Big Sleep (1946)

Directed by Howard Hawks

• Written by Raymond Chandler , William Faulkner , Leigh Brackett

"The picture they were born for!"

⭐ 3.8 / 5 (1,218 votes) ⏱️ 114 min 🎬 Mystery, Crime, Thriller

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Synopsis

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.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Raymond Chandler

William Faulkner

Humphrey Bogart

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

Carmen Sternwood

Louis Jean Heydt

Charles Waldron

General Sternwood

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

Elisha Cook Jr.

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