
The Big Sleep
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.
Release Date: 1946-08-23
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
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Casts

Humphrey Bogart
as Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall
as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely
as Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers
as Carmen Sternwood

Elisha Cook Jr.
as Harry Jones

Charles Waldron
as General Sternwood

Regis Toomey
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Louis Jean Heydt
as Joe Brody

Dorothy Malone
as Acme Bookstore Proprietress

Peggy Knudsen
as Mona Mars