Released
The Big Sleep
August 23 1946 (about 78 years ago)Rating
76
Based on
1026 reviews
The picture they were born for!
- Director: Howard Hawks
- Writers: William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman
- Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Runtime: 1 h 54 m
- Budget: $250,000
- Box office: $10,682,000
- Country: United States of America
- Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
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.
