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The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

# The picture they were born for!
Mystery   Crime   Thriller
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 250,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1946-08-23
⌚ Running Time: 114 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.6

Beloved Cast

Humphrey Bogart original image
Philip Marlowe
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall original image
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
Lauren Bacall
John Ridgely original image
Eddie Mars
John Ridgely
Martha Vickers original image
Carmen Sternwood
Martha Vickers
Louis Jean Heydt original image
Joe Brody
Louis Jean Heydt
Charles Waldron original image
General Sternwood
Charles Waldron
Regis Toomey original image
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Regis Toomey
Sonia Darrin original image
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Sonia Darrin
Elisha Cook Jr. original image
Harry Jones
Elisha Cook Jr.
Bob Steele original image
Lash Canino
Bob Steele
Dorothy Malone original image
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Dorothy Malone
Peggy Knudsen original image
Mona Mars
Peggy Knudsen
Charles D. Brown original image
Norris the Butler
Charles D. Brown
Trevor Bardette original image
Art Huck (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Joy Barlow original image
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joy Barlow
Max Barwyn original image
Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Deannie Best original image
Waitress (uncredited)
Deannie Best
Tanis Chandler original image
Waitress (uncredited)
Tanis Chandler
Jack Chefe original image
Croupier (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
James Conaty original image
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Conaty
Joseph Crehan original image
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Jack Deery original image
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Carole Douglas original image
Librarian (uncredited)
Carole Douglas
Jay Eaton original image
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Tom Fadden original image
Sidney (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Bess Flowers original image
Woman with Bumped Man
Bess Flowers
Kenneth Gibson original image
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Joe Gilbert original image
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Stuart Hall original image
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Shep Houghton original image
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Kenner G. Kemp original image
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Pete Kooy original image
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Pete Kooy
Lorraine Miller original image
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller
Forbes Murray original image
Furtive Man (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
William H. O'Brien original image
Waiter (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Shelby Payne original image
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Shelby Payne
Jack Perry original image
Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Tommy Rafferty original image
Carol Lundgren (uncredited)
Tommy Rafferty
Waclaw Rekwart original image
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Edward Rickard original image
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Edward Rickard
Jeffrey Sayre original image
Croupier (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Emmett Vogan original image
Ed - Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Theodore von Eltz original image
Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Wally Walker original image
Mars' Thug (uncredited)
Wally Walker
Dan Wallace original image
Owen Taylor (uncredited)
Dan Wallace
Paul Weber original image
Mars' Thug (uncredited)
Paul Weber
Ben Welden original image
Pete (uncredited)
Ben Welden
Suzanne Ridgway original image
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway

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