The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

P.I. Philip Marlowe's hired by a wealthy general to find out and stop his daughter, Carmen from being blackmailed over gambling debts, Marlowe finds himself deep within a web of love triangles, blackmail, murder, gambling, and organised crime. With help from Vivian (another of the general's daughters), Marlowe hatches a plot to free the family from this web and trap the real culprit.

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Released

31 Aug 1946

Runtime

114 min

Genre

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Director

Howard Hawks

Actors

Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely

Awards

2 wins total

IMDb rating

7.9

Box office

$25,556

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