The Big Sleep 1978

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The Big Sleep ★★ 1978 (R)

A tired remake of the Raymond Chandler potboiler about exhausted Los Angeles private dick Marlowe and his problems in protecting a wild young heiress from her own decadence and mob connections. Mitchum appears to need a rest. 99m/C VHS, DVD . Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, Edward Fox, Joan Collins, John Mills, James Stewart, Oliver Reed, Harry An drews, James Donald, Colin Blakely, Richard Todd; D: Michael Winner; W: Michael Winner.

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