The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946 · 114 min · EN · NR · 7.6 (1,158 votes)
Dir. Howard Hawks · Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Louis Jean Heydt, Charles Waldron · Music Max Steiner

The picture they were born for!

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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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Immerse yourself in a world of shadowy figures, razor-sharp wit, and a pervasive sense of moral decay. It's a stylish, atmospheric journey through a complex web of secrets and desires, where every conversation crackles with hidden meaning and every character holds a dangerous allure.

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