The Big Sleep

Year

1946

Duration

109 minutes

Genres

Crime

Language

English

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Synopsis

Humphrey Bogart plays knight-in-shining armour (or at least a scruffy raincoat) Philip Marlowe in this classic film noir - a shabby private detective hired for the seemingly simple task of keeping an eye on a bigwig's wild-child daughter. But the detective is soon up to his neck in bodies amid the corruption of privileged Los Angeles. Not that Bogie minds - he gets to spar with the girl's older sister, as played by his real-life future wife Lauren Bacall.

Director/s

Howard Hawks

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Classification

Contains mild violence.

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Cast (in alphabetical order)

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