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The Big Sleep (1946) USA / 114 min
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Genre: Crime / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller /  more »
Awards: 1 win  more »
User Ratings: 8.3 (26,301 votes)  more »
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Also rated #135 in the Top 250
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Summary: 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.  more »
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Filmmakers: Howard Hawks - Director, William Faulkner - Writer (screenplay), Leigh Brackett - Writer (screenplay), Jules Furthman - Writer (screenplay), Raymond Chandler - Writer (novel "The Big Sleep"), Sid Hickox¹ - Cinematographer, Max Steiner - Composer, Christian Nyby - Editor  more »
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 Humphrey Bogart ... Philip Marlowe 805 

 Lauren Bacall ... Vivian Rutledge 608 
John Ridgely ... Eddie Mars 23,334 
Martha Vickers ... Carmen Sternwood 9,291 
Dorothy Malone ... Acme Bookstore Proprietress 5,946 
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