
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
★★★★★★★★★★ (1070 votes)
Casts

Humphrey Bogart
as Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall
as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely
as Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers
as Carmen Sternwood

Louis Jean Heydt
as Joe Brody

Charles Waldron
as General Sternwood

Regis Toomey
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Sonia Darrin
as Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

Elisha Cook Jr.
as Harry Jones

Bob Steele
as Lash Canino