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The Big Sleep is a 1946 American film noir directed by Howard Hawks. [4] [5] William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay, which adapts Raymond Chandler 's 1939 novel.
The Big Sleep: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers. Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Howard Hawks
- 1946-08-31
Aug 16, 2021 · When The Big Sleep came out in 1946, the New York Times's Bosley Crowther pronounced it "a web of utter bafflement... in which so many cryptic things occur amid so much involved...
Brief Synopsis. Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl's involvement in the murder of a pornographer. Cast & Crew. Read More. Howard Hawks. Director. Humphrey Bogart. Philip Marlowe. Lauren Bacall. Vivian Rutledge. John Ridgely. Eddie Mars. Martha Vickers. Carmen Sternwood. Dorothy Malone. Bookstore proprietress. Photos & Videos.
- Howard Hawks, Robert Vreeland
- Humphrey Bogart
The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by American-British writer Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles .
- Raymond Chandler
- 1939
Jun 22, 1997 · Unlike modern crime movies which are loaded with action, "The Big Sleep" is heavy with dialogue--the characters talk and talk, just like in the Chandler novels; it's as if there's a competition to see who has the most verbal style.
Jul 22, 2019 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) The Big Sleep is the best scripted, best directed, best acted, and least comprehensible film noir ever made.
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- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
