The Big Sleep poster
Director Howard Hawks
Screenplay Leigh Brackett, William Faulkner, Jules Furthman

The Big Sleep

Tagline: The picture they were born for!

Release Date: 1946-08-23

Duration: 114 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Humphrey Bogart
    Philip Marlowe
  • Shep Houghton
    Casino Patron (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Malone
    Acme Bookstore Proprietress
  • Lauren Bacall
    Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
  • Elisha Cook Jr.
    Harry Jones
  • Peggy Knudsen
    Mona Mars
  • Regis Toomey
    Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
  • Bob Steele
    Lash Canino
  • Bess Flowers
    Woman with Bumped Man
  • Suzanne Ridgway
    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)