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The Big Sleep

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The Big Sleep
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NR,1hr 54min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
August 31, 1946
Director:
Howard Hawks
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Trevor Bardette  ...more
Synopsis: The definitive Humphrey Bogart/Lauren Bacall vehicle, The Big Sleep casts Bogart as Raymond Chandler's cynical private eye Philip Marlowe. Summoned to the home of the fabulously wealthy General Sternwood (Charles Waldron), Marlowe is hired to deal with a blackmailer shaking down the General's sensuous, thumb-sucking daughter Carmen (Martha Vickers). This earns Marlowe the displeasure of Carmen's sloe-eyed, seemingly straight-laced older sister Vivian (Bacall), who is fiercely protective of her somewhat ... Full Synopsis
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Bruce Eder, AMG Review
Howard Hawks' The Big Sleep is one of the most influential detective movies ever to come out of Hollywood, ranking with John Huston's The Maltese Falcon, which also starred Humphrey Bogart. What makes the film's success astonishing is that it had a troubled post-production history, requiring extensive reshooting, and a script that, in its final version, is so filled with blind alleys and red herrings ... Full Review
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Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
Trevor Bardette
Art Huck
John Ridgely
Eddie Mars
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