The Big Sleep
“The picture they were born for!”
Overview
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.
Director
Howard Hawks
Writer
Jules Furthman
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget
$0M
Revenue
$11M
Vote Count
1,191
Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rut...
John Ridgely
Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers
Carmen Sternwood
Louis Jean Heydt
Joe Brody
Charles Waldron
General Sternwood
Regis Toomey
Chief Inspector Bern...
Sonia Darrin
Agnes Lowzier (uncre...
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones
Bob Steele
Lash Canino
Dorothy Malone
Acme Bookstore Propr...
Peggy Knudsen
Mona Mars
Charles D. Brown
Norris the Butler
Trevor Bardette
Art Huck (uncredited...
Joy Barlow
Taxi Driver (uncredi...
Max Barwyn
Max - Head Waiter (u...
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