The Big Sleep

1946 · Directed by Howard Hawks

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.

crime film-noir mystery

Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Bess Flowers, Dorothy Malone, Kenner G. Kemp, Shep Houghton, Lauren Bacall, Peggy Knudsen, Jack Deery, Martha Vickers, Elisha Cook Jr.

Rating: 7.668/10 from 817 votes