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The Big Sleep

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.

Credits

The Big Sleep Cast

Name Character
John Ridgely He was 36, 58 years old when he died as Eddie Mars
Lauren Bacall She was 21, 89 years old when she died as Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
Charles Waldron He was 71, 71 years old when he died as General Sternwood
Regis Toomey He was 48, 93 years old when he died as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Bess Flowers She was 47, 85 years old when she died as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Humphrey Bogart He was 46, 57 years old when he died as Philip Marlowe
Elisha Cook, Jr. He was 42, 91 years old when he died as Harry Jones
Martha Vickers She was 21, 46 years old when she died as Carmen Sternwood
Dorothy Malone She was 21, 92 years old when she died as Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Sonia Darrin She was 22, now 100 years old as Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Tom Fadden He was 51, 85 years old when he died as Sidney (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz He was 52, 70 years old when he died as Arthur Gwynn Geiger (uncredited)
Ben Welden He was 45, 96 years old when he died as Pete (uncredited)
Bob Steele He was 39, 81 years old when he died as Lash Canino
Charles D. Brown He was 59, 61 years old when he died as Norris the Butler
Kenner G. Kemp He was 38, 77 years old when he died as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt He was 43, 56 years old when he died as Joe Brody
Max Barwyn as Max - Head Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Deery as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Peggy Knudsen She was 23, 57 years old when she died as Mona Mars
Jack Perry He was 17, now 61 years old as Silent Thug Beating Marlowe (uncredited)

The Big Sleep Crew

Name Department
Max Steiner as Original Music Composer. He was 58 (83) years old when He died Sound
Carl Jules Weyl as Art Direction. He was 55 (57) years old when He died Art
Jules Furthman as Screenplay. He was 58 (78) years old when He died Writing
Leigh Brackett as Screenplay. She was 30 (62) years old when She died Writing
Robert B. Lee as Sound Designer. He was 40 (62) years old when He died Sound
William Faulkner as Screenplay. He was 48 (64) years old when He died Writing
Christian Nyby as Editor. He was 32 (80) years old when He died Editing
Fred M. MacLean as Set Decoration. He was 48 (77) years old when He died Art
Raymond Chandler as Novel. He was 58 (70) years old when He died Writing
Sidney Hickox as Director of Photography. He was 51 (86) years old when He died Camera
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The Big Sleep (78 years)

The picture they were born for!

  • Release day: Friday, August 23, 1946
  • Runtime: 116 minutes
  • Budget: 1600000.00
  • Revenue: 4900000.00