The Big Sleep 1946
The Big Sleep ★★★★ 1946
Private eye Philip Marlowe, hired to protect a young woman from her own indiscretions, falls in love with her older sister while uncovering murders galore. A dense, chaotic thriller that succeeded in defining and setting a standard for its genre. The very best Raymond Chandler on film combining a witty script with great performances, especially from Bogart and Bacall. 114m/B VHS, DVD . Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Louis Jean Heydt, Regis Toomey, Peggy Knudsen, Dorothy Malone, Bob Steele, Elisha Cook Jr.; D: Howard Hawks; W: Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, William Faulkner; C: Sid Hickox; M: Max Steiner. Natl. Film Reg. '97.
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