The Big Sleep (1946)

23/08/1946Mystery, Crime, Thriller1h 54m

Overview

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

Howard Hawks

Director

Jules Furthman

Screenplay

Reviews

Andres Gomez

A review by Andres Gomez

10
Written by Andres Gomez on December 9, 2012

Oh, man, what a movie! Perfect on every sense. Great cast, with terrific Bogart and Bacall. Complex and interesting plot and smart dialogues. Only "funny" thing, if we want to say something, is the "perception" of the women roles in the movie. The...

talisencrw

A review by talisencrw

10
Written by talisencrw on February 20, 2016

This continues the incredible run of films Bogie made with now-wife Lauren Bacall. Crackling script ran to perfection by Howard Hawks. Essential, especially for fans of detective thrillers or simply well-made movies....

CinemaSerf

A review by CinemaSerf

7
Written by CinemaSerf on December 26, 2023

"General Sternwood" (Charles Waldron) has two daughters and poor old private detective "Philip Marlowe" (Humphrey Bogart) might be forgiven for ever getting involved with a case that sees him employed to investigate a case of blackmail against his yo...

Filipe Manuel Neto

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

6
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on February 8, 2024

**A film that would be truly memorable if the script wasn't so poorly written.** In general, I really like noir films, it's a style that I like. However, despite the great reputation, I didn't particularly like this film. It's good, and from a sty...

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