The Big Sleep
"The picture they were born for!"
1946-08-22
7.597
en 114mMysteryCrimeThriller
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.
Director of Photography
Sidney Hickox
Director
Howard Hawks
Art Direction
Carl Jules Weyl
Novel
Raymond Chandler
Executive Producer
Jack L. Warner
Sound Designer
Robert B. Lee
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$10,682,000Budget
$250,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
