The Big Sleep (1946) USA / Not Rated / 114 min
Main Details Business Storyline Opinions Media Did You Know?
This data is not editable
 Main Details
  Full Credits
 Business
  Box office
  Video Rentals
  Company Credits
  Release Info
  News Articles
  Locations
  Technical
 Storyline
  Synopsis
  Taglines
  Plot Summary
  Keywords
 Opinions
  Ratings
  MOVIEmeter
  Reviews
  Awards
  User Reviews
  Message Board
 Media
  Photos
  Posters
  Trailers and Videos
  Web sites
  Soundtrack
  Literature
 Fun Facts
  Quotes
  Trivia
  Goofs
  Movie Connections
  Alternate Versions
  FAQ

To view this page, you must be an IMDbPro subscriber.
Try IMDbPro FREE
for 14 Days
Learn more
Why go Pro?
  • Contact and representation info for 200,000 industry Pros
  • Over 12,000 in-development titles
  • Add a resume, photos and demo reels to your IMDb page
Genre: Crime / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller /  more »
Awards: 1 win  more »
User Ratings: 8.2 (43,556 votes)  more »
  8.2
Also rated #175 in the Top 250
Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
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 »
Add to MyMovies
Poster
Photo Gallery

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 »
Complete credited cast (view more cast)STARmeter™

Humphrey Bogart ... Philip Marlowe 1,523 

Lauren Bacall ... Vivian Rutledge 1,932 
John Ridgely ... Eddie Mars 27,829 

Martha Vickers ... Carmen Sternwood 5,416 

Dorothy Malone ... Acme Book Shop Proprietress 4,210