The Big Sleep
1946 · 114 min
Directed by Howard Hawks. Written by Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, Raymond Chandler. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers.
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.
Critics 95% · audiences 91%