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The Big Sleep (1946)

114 min  -  Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery  -   31 August 1946 (USA)
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Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.

Director:

Howard Hawks

Writers:

William Faulkner (screenplay), Leigh Brackett (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart ...
Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall ...
John Ridgely John Ridgely ...
Martha Vickers Martha Vickers ...
Dorothy Malone Dorothy Malone ...
Acme Book Shop Proprietress
Peggy Knudsen Peggy Knudsen ...
Regis Toomey Regis Toomey ...
Charles Waldron Charles Waldron ...
Charles D. Brown Charles D. Brown ...
Bob Steele Bob Steele ...
Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Cook Jr. ...
Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt ...
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pat Clark Pat Clark ...
Mona Mars (scenes deleted)
James Flavin James Flavin ...
Capt. Cronjager (scenes deleted)
Thomas E. Jackson Thomas E. Jackson ...
District Attorney White (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Summoned by the dying General Sternwood, Philip Marlowe is asked to deal with several problems that are troubling his family. Marlowe finds that each problem centers about the disappearance of Sternwood's favoured employee who has left with a mobster's wife. Each of the problems becomes a cover for something else as Marlowe probes. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Philip Marlowe | General | Blackmail | Private Detective  | See more »

Taglines:

The picture they were born for! See more »

Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

À Beira do Abismo See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (pre-release version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Rumors that Andy Williams dubbed Lauren Bacall's singing voice are untrue. Both director Howard Hawks and Bacall confirm that she did her own singing. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Philip dials the phone (twice), the first time he dials 5 numbers and the second time, 6 numbers. See more »

Quotes

Vivian: So you're a private detective. I didn't know they existed, except in books, or else they were greasy little men snooping around hotel corridors. My, you're a mess, aren't you?
Philip Marlowe: I'm not very tall either. Next time I'll come on stilts wear a white tie and carry a tennis racket.
Vivian: I doubt if even that will help.
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Connections

Referenced in "Doogie Howser, M.D.: The Big Sleep... Not! (#4.10)" (1992) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan"
(uncredited)
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Played when Vivian Rutledge pays off Marlowe over drinks See more »