The Big Sleep (1946)
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
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Philip Marlowe -
Vivian Rutledge -
Eddie Mars -
Carmen Sternwood -
Acme Book Shop Proprietress -
Mona Mars -
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls -
General Sternwood -
Norris - the Butler
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Lash Canino -
Harry Jones -
Joe Brody
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Director:
Howard HawksWriters:
William Faulkner (screen play), Leigh Brackett (screen play), Jules Furthman (screen play), Raymond Chandler (short story "Killer in the Rain")All Cast & Crew
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Philip Marlowe's habit of feeling his earlobe while in deep thought was something Humphrey Bogart incorporated from his own behavior.
Quotes
Carmen Sternwood:
You're not very tall, are you?
Philip Marlowe:
Well, I, uh, I tried to be.
Goofs
When Mr. White asked Marlowe, "You're willing to lose your license for the case?" Marlowe responds by looking directly at him, but when Mr. White asked him another question, the camera immediately cuts to Marlowe looking the other way (as if he never looked at Mr. White in the first time).
Crazy Credits
During the opening credits, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are seen in silhouette, placing cigarettes in an ashtray. At the end, two cigarettes are in an ashtray.
Alternate Versions
Because of the differences in the scene where Bogart brings the drugged sister back to the mansion, a subsequent scene where Bacall appears at Bogart's office had some dialogue overdubbed to account for the fact that, in the new version, Bacall met Bogie at the door as he was returning her sister.
Soundtracks
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan(uncredited)
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Played when Vivian Rutledge walks into nightclub to meet Marlowe over drinks
Storyline
Plot Summary
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Genres
Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
31 August 1946Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
New York Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$250,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$22,356
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