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The Big Sleep

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love.

Director

Howard Hawks

Year

Genre

crime, film-noir, mystery

Box Office

$25,556

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

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Philip Marlowe

Humphrey Bogart

Vivian Rutledge

Eddie Mars

Carmen Sternwood

Acme Book Shop Proprietress

Mona Mars

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

General Sternwood

Charles Waldron

Norris - the Butler

Charles D. Brown

Lash Canino

Harry Jones

Elisha Cook Jr.

Joe Brody

Louis Jean Heydt

Art Huck

Trevor Bardette

Taxi Driver

Max - Head Waiter

Waitress

Waitress

Croupier

Nightclub Patron

Medical Examiner

Agnes Lozelle

Nightclub Patron

Librarian

Casino Patron

Sidney

Woman with Bumped Man

Casino Patron

Nightclub Patron

Nightclub Patron

Casino Patron

Nightclub Patron

Motorcycle Cop

Hatcheck Girl

Lorraine Miller

Furtive Man

Waiter

William H. O'Brien

Cigarette Girl

Silent Thug Beating Marlowe

Carol Lundgren

Nightclub Patron

Nightclub Patron

Nightclub Patron

Suzanne Ridgway

Croupier

Ed - Deputy Sheriff

Arthur Gwynn Geiger

Theodore von Eltz

Mars' Thug

Owen Taylor

Mars' Thug

Pete

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Philip Marlowe Vivian Rutledge Carmen Sternwood Acme Book Shop Proprietress General Sternwood Taxi Driver Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls Max - Head Waiter Eddie Mars Harry Jones Lash Canino

Well, the boys made a fast trip. - The Big Sleep

Well, the boys made a fast trip.

- CANINO: Get goin', Art.
- Now, look, I-- - The Big Sleep

- CANINO: Get goin', Art. - Now, look, I--

Let me talk to Mr - The Big Sleep

Let me talk to Mr

There! There! Behind the wheel! - The Big Sleep

There! There! Behind the wheel!

Here. - The Big Sleep

Haven't you ever seen a gun before - The Big Sleep

Haven't you ever seen a gun before

You're the one who's shaking now. - The Big Sleep

You're the one who's shaking now.

Here they are. - The Big Sleep

(RUSTLING) - The Big Sleep

You've forgotten one thing me - The Big Sleep

You've forgotten one thing me

I got here first, Eddie.
Put those scissors down. - The Big Sleep

I got here first, Eddie. Put those scissors down.

BERNIE: Yeah? - The Big Sleep

This is Marlowe - The Big Sleep

This is Marlowe

Let me do the talking - The Big Sleep

Let me do the talking

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Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Howard Hawks

Writer: William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: crime, film-noir, mystery

Year: 1946

MetaScore: 86/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: $25,556

Released: 31 Aug 1946

Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination

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