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The Big Sleep

LA detective Philip Marlowe is hired to deal with a series of debts incurred by a general's daughter. But as Marlowe gets deeper, he finds himself at the centre of a story of murder and blackmail.

Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe is called to the mansion of General Sternwood, where he is hired to deal with a series of debts which his wayward daughter Carmen owes to bookseller Arthur Geiger. But as Marlowe gets himself deeper and deeper into this complex case, he finds himself at the centre of a story of murder and blackmail.

1 hour, 49 minutes

Last on

Thu 27 Mar 202522:20

Credits

RoleContributor
Philip MarloweHumphrey Bogart
Vivian RutledgeLauren Bacall
Eddie MarsJohn Ridgely
Carmen SternwoodMartha Vickers
Acme Book Shop ProprietessDorothy Malone
Bernie OhlsRegis Toomey
Mona MarsPeggy Knudsen
DirectorHoward Hawks
WriterWilliam Faulkner
WriterRaymond Chandler

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