The Big Sleep

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Duration: 114 min
Release date: 1946-08-22
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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
Humphrey Bogart
as Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
as Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers
Martha Vickers
as Carmen Sternwood
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
as Joe Brody
Charles Waldron
Charles Waldron
as General Sternwood
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Sonia Darrin
Sonia Darrin
as Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Harry Jones
Bob Steele
Bob Steele
as Lash Canino
Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone
as Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Peggy Knudsen
Peggy Knudsen
as Mona Mars
Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
as Norris the Butler
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette
as Art Huck (uncredited)
Joy Barlow
Joy Barlow
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Max Barwyn
as Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Deannie Best
Deannie Best
as Waitress (uncredited)
Tanis Chandler
Tanis Chandler
as Waitress (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Jack Chefe
as Croupier (uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Jack Deery
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Carole Douglas
Carole Douglas
as Librarian (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Jay Eaton
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Tom Fadden
as Sidney (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Woman with Bumped Man
Kenneth Gibson
Kenneth Gibson
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Joe Gilbert
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Shep Houghton
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pete Kooy
Pete Kooy
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller
Lorraine Miller
as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Forbes Murray
as Furtive Man (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter (uncredited)
Shelby Payne
Shelby Payne
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Jack Perry
as Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)
Tommy Rafferty
Tommy Rafferty
as Carol Lundgren (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Waclaw Rekwart
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Edward Rickard
Edward Rickard
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
as Croupier (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
as Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
as Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)
Wally Walker
Wally Walker
as Mars' Thug (uncredited)
Dan Wallace
Dan Wallace
as Owen Taylor (uncredited)
Paul Weber
Paul Weber
as Mars' Thug (uncredited)
Ben Welden
Ben Welden
as Pete (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Suzanne Ridgway
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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