The Big Sleep

1946 · directed by Howard Hawks

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Big Sleep (1946), directed by Howard Hawks, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Humphrey Bogart
• Lauren Bacall
• John Ridgely
• Martha Vickers
• Louis Jean Heydt
• Charles Waldron
• Regis Toomey
• Sonia Darrin
• Elisha Cook Jr.
• Bob Steele

Crew

• Sidney Hickox — Director of Photography
• Christian Nyby — Editor
• Max Steiner — Original Music Composer
• Howard Hawks — Screenplay
• Jules Furthman — Screenplay
• Leigh Brackett — Screenplay
• William Faulkner — Screenplay

More from Howard Hawks

1. Bringing Up Baby (1938) — 93/100 · hit
2. Rio Bravo (1959) — 85/100 · hit
3. His Girl Friday (1940) — 84/100 · hit
4. Red River (1948) — 84/100 · hit
5. Scarface (1932) — 83/100 · hit
6. To Have and Have Not (1945) — 83/100 · hit

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