The Big Sleep
Summary
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.
~ The picture they were born for!Howard Hawks
Director
Raymond Chandler
Novel
Leigh Brackett
Screenplay
William Faulkner
Screenplay
Jules Furthman
Screenplay
StatusReleased: 79 years ago
August 23, 1946
LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Budget$250.0K
Revenue$10.7M
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