• Film ID:
  • 338
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=110 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • America.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
Cast
Humphrey Bogart. Lauren Bacall. Dorothy Malone. Martha Vickers.
Director(s)
Howard Hawks.
Categories
Film Noir. 01 Ade tastics. Literary Classics. Thriller. Classics. Romance. Dave T's Platinum Picks. Detectives and Private Eyes. 01 Nigel's Choice. 01 Kelly's Heroes. Guardian 1000 Must See (2007). Peoples' Choice. Sarah's Specials. Recommended.
Review
The original and best version of the detective thriller classic. Philip Marlowe is hired to investigate the gambling debts of a rich man's daughter, but is plunged into a twilight world of intrigue, blackmail and violence. Stylish and gripping.
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