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Meet Philip Marlowe. The toughest private eye who ever wore a trench coat, slapped a dame and split his knuckles on a jawbone. - The Big Sleep
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Title: The Big Sleep

Release Date: 13 Mar 1978

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Crime, Mystery

Director: ITC Entertainment, Winkast Film Productions

Production Companies: ITC Entertainment, Winkast Film Productions

Overview: Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.9 (85 votes)

Cast

  • Philip Marlowe: Robert Mitchum
  • Charlotte Sternwood: Sarah Miles
  • Lash Cansino: Richard Boone
  • Camilla Sternwood: Candy Clark
  • Agnes Lazelle: Joan Collins
  • Joe Brody: Edward Fox
  • Inspector Carson: John Mills
  • General Sternwood: James Stewart
  • Eddie Mars: Oliver Reed
  • Norris: Harry Andrews
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