ApprovedThe Big Sleep

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IMDB (92,084 votes)

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500M
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Play Time: 114 mins
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
The Big Sleep

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.

Status: Released (1946-08-23)
Awards:2 wins
BoxOffice:$25,556
Screen:William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman
Productions: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
The Big Sleep
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Reviews

Andres Gomez

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Oh, man, what a movie! Perfect on every sense. Great cast, with terrific Bogart and Bacall. Complex and interesting plot and smart dialogues. Only "funny" thing, if we want to say something, is the "perception" of the women roles in the movie. They are strangely all sexy and attra ....

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talisencrw

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This continues the incredible run of films Bogie made with now-wife Lauren Bacall. Crackling script ran to perfection by Howard Hawks. Essential, especially for fans of detective thrillers or simply well-made movies.

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CinemaSerf

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"General Sternwood" (Charles Waldron) has two daughters and poor old private detective "Philip Marlowe" (Humphrey Bogart) might be forgiven for ever getting involved with a case that sees him employed to investigate a case of blackmail against his youngest - "Carmen" (Martha Vickers) ....

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Filipe Manuel Neto

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**A film that would be truly memorable if the script wasn't so poorly written.** In general, I really like noir films, it's a style that I like. However, despite the great reputation, I didn't particularly like this film. It's good, and from a style point of view, it gives us ever ....

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