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The picture they were born for! - The Big Sleep
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Title: The Big Sleep

Release Date: 23 Aug 1946

Runtime: 1h 54m

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.588 (1056 votes)

Cast

  • Philip Marlowe: Humphrey Bogart
  • Vivian Sternwood Rutledge: Lauren Bacall
  • Eddie Mars: John Ridgely
  • Carmen Sternwood: Martha Vickers
  • Harry Jones: Elisha Cook Jr.
  • General Sternwood: Charles Waldron
  • Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls: Regis Toomey
  • Joe Brody: Louis Jean Heydt
  • Acme Bookstore Proprietress: Dorothy Malone
  • Mona Mars: Peggy Knudsen
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