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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

(DOOR BUZZER RINGS) - The Big Sleep

(DOOR BUZZER RINGS)

You're not very tall - The Big Sleep

You're not very tall

(GIGGLES) - The Big Sleep

- Who's that?
- Miss Carmen Sternwood, sir. - The Big Sleep

- Who's that? - Miss Carmen Sternwood, sir.

You ought to wean her - The Big Sleep

You ought to wean her

How do you like your brandy - The Big Sleep

How do you like your brandy

I can still enjoy the smell of it - The Big Sleep

I can still enjoy the smell of it

Do you like orchids - The Big Sleep

Do you like orchids

What does that mean - The Big Sleep

What does that mean

You knew him too - The Big Sleep

You knew him too

She tried to sit in my lap while I was standing up - The Big Sleep

She tried to sit in my lap while I was standing up

I assume they have all the usual vices - The Big Sleep

I assume they have all the usual vices

If I seem a bit sinister as a parent - The Big Sleep

If I seem a bit sinister as a parent

Thanks for the drink - The Big Sleep

Thanks for the drink

Are you attempting to tell me my duties - The Big Sleep

Are you attempting to tell me my duties

So you're a private detective - The Big Sleep

So you're a private detective

What will your first step be - The Big Sleep

What will your first step be

I don't like your manners - The Big Sleep

I don't like your manners

Do you always think you can handle people like - The Big Sleep

Do you always think you can handle people like

Oh, Norris. - The Big Sleep

- Did you find what you wanted?
- Yes, thanks. - The Big Sleep

- Did you find what you wanted? - Yes, thanks.

I collect blondes in bottles - The Big Sleep

I collect blondes in bottles

You do sell books - The Big Sleep

You do sell books

Is there something I can do for you? - The Big Sleep

Is there something I can do for you?

You begin to interest me - The Big Sleep

You begin to interest me

Looks like we're closed
for the rest of the afternoon. - The Big Sleep

Looks like we're closed for the rest of the afternoon.

Tell me more about this business. - The Big Sleep

Tell me more about this business.

Little things like that make an... - The Big Sleep

Little things like that make an...

I hate to tell you,
but that's Geiger's car driving up. - The Big Sleep

I hate to tell you, but that's Geiger's car drivin...

(WOMAN SCREAMING) - The Big Sleep

(WOMAN SCREAMING)

(GASPING) - The Big Sleep

Lie down there and be quiet. - The Big Sleep

Lie down there and be quiet.

- Good evening, sir.
- Evening, Norris. - The Big Sleep

- Good evening, sir. - Evening, Norris.

Those are harsh words to throw at a man - The Big Sleep

Those are harsh words to throw at a man

How did you find her - The Big Sleep

How did you find her

Whatever he was - The Big Sleep

Whatever he was

- Hello, Bernie.
- Hi, Ed. - The Big Sleep

- Hello, Bernie. - Hi, Ed.

You know I got a feeling that - The Big Sleep

You know I got a feeling that

- Good morning.
- So you do get up. - The Big Sleep

- Good morning. - So you do get up.

So you do get up - The Big Sleep

So you do get up

I wouldn't like that - The Big Sleep

I wouldn't like that

Tell you what - The Big Sleep

It wasn't intentional - The Big Sleep

It wasn't intentional

- All right, driver. Let's go.
- Okay. - The Big Sleep

- All right, driver. Let's go. - Okay.

Here you are, sugar. Buy yourself a cigar. - The Big Sleep

Here you are, sugar. Buy yourself a cigar.

If you can use me again sometime - The Big Sleep

If you can use me again sometime

- What're you--
- Remember me? I'm Doghouse Reilly, - The Big Sleep

- What're you-- - Remember me? I'm Doghouse Reilly...

You got a better one - The Big Sleep

You got a better one

I could make your business mine - The Big Sleep

I could make your business mine

Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains - The Big Sleep

Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains

A half smart guy - The Big Sleep

A half smart guy

- Take it easy, Carmen.
- I want my picture, Joe. - The Big Sleep

- Take it easy, Carmen. - I want my picture, Joe.

You look like a Pekingese - The Big Sleep

You look like a Pekingese

There'd better not be any more prints. - The Big Sleep

There'd better not be any more prints.

- Can I have my picture now?
- No. - The Big Sleep

- Can I have my picture now? - No.

I got a Balinese dancing girl tattooed across my chest - The Big Sleep

I got a Balinese dancing girl tattooed across my chest

Did I hurt you much - The Big Sleep

Did I hurt you much

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) - The Big Sleep

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

As soon as this police car goes by,
we're going to Geiger's house. - The Big Sleep

As soon as this police car goes by, we're going to Geig...

- You got a key. Let's go in.
- Who said I got a key? - The Big Sleep

- You got a key. Let's go in. - Who said I got a key?

MARLOWE: All right, come on! - The Big Sleep

MARLOWE: All right, come on!

I'll have a scotch - The Big Sleep

I'll have a scotch

How'd you happen to pick out this place - The Big Sleep

How'd you happen to pick out this place

Speaking of horses - The Big Sleep

Speaking of horses

- Good evening.
- Good evening. - The Big Sleep

- Good evening. - Good evening.

♪ (BAND SINGING
"AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE") ♪ - The Big Sleep

♪ (BAND SINGING "AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE") ...

♪ (SINGING
"AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE") ♪ - The Big Sleep

♪ (SINGING "AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE") ♪

You don't have anybody watching me - The Big Sleep

You don't have anybody watching me

Rutledge didn't want to see me - The Big Sleep

Rutledge didn't want to see me

Number five, red. - The Big Sleep

Number five, red.

Somebody's always giving me guns - The Big Sleep

Somebody's always giving me guns

I'm getting cuter every minute - The Big Sleep

I'm getting cuter every minute

What are you trembling for? - The Big Sleep

What are you trembling for?

I liked that - The Big Sleep

Is he as cute as you are - The Big Sleep

Is he as cute as you are

(PHONE RINGING) - The Big Sleep

(PHONE RINGING)

Don't you know any better than to wake a man up - The Big Sleep

Don't you know any better than to wake a man up

You the guy that's been tailing me - The Big Sleep

You the guy that's been tailing me

I can't afford to be seen with you - The Big Sleep

I can't afford to be seen with you

(GRUNTING) - The Big Sleep

He can't talk to you - The Big Sleep

He can't talk to you

There you are, pal. Drink her down. - The Big Sleep

There you are, pal. Drink her down.

I got a raw deal - The Big Sleep

I got a raw deal

(LAUGHS) - The Big Sleep

Well, you did all right, Jonesy. - The Big Sleep

Well, you did all right, Jonesy.

Yeah, I took a skid up at the corner. - The Big Sleep

Yeah, I took a skid up at the corner.

Why did you have to go on - The Big Sleep

Why did you have to go on

Then kick me in the stomach for mumbling - The Big Sleep

Then kick me in the stomach for mumbling

Ah, that's better. - The Big Sleep

Ah, that's better.

Don't cut towards your hand. - The Big Sleep

Don't cut towards your hand.

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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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