The Big Sleep (1946)
Genre: Filmnoir / Mystery
Duration: 114 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and John Ridgely
IMDb score:
7,9 (94.464)
Releasedate: 23 August 1946
The Big Sleep plot
"The picture they were born for!"
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired to keep an eye on General Sternwood's youngest daughter, Carmen. She has found herself in bad company, and is about to cause damage to herself and her family. Marlowe soon falls in love with the eldest sister, Vivian, who initially wants nothing to do with Marlowe. When a few murders take place, it all really starts...
Actors and actresses
Philip Marlowe
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
Eddie Mars
Carmen Sternwood
Harry Jones
General Sternwood
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Mona Mars
Norris the Butler
Reviews & comments
DVD-T
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- 15565 messages
- 3144 votes
Still a nice noir, this great source of inspiration for PTA's Inherent Vice.
The chemistry between Bogart and Bacall in particular is great here. In terms of acting, The Big Sleep is certainly good. The story is quite entertaining, but it does get a bit boring after a while. The film is just a bit too long to hold your attention for the full two hours. In addition, it is occasionally told unnecessarily complex to the viewer. Something this story didn't need at all. Despite those minor flaws, The Big Sleep has a high entertainment value and Bogart and the people he is chasing provide a very high body count and the film has a decent pace for the most part.
Very entertaining.
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scorsese
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- 13473 messages
- 11294 votes
Excellent film in which a private detective takes on a job from a rich old man with two grown daughters. A pretty complicated plot that remains entertaining and yields a few tense moments towards the end. But what makes this film so good are the wonderful dialogues. Constant striker and perfectly fired by the cast. The second collaboration between Lauren Bacall and Humprey Bogart doesn't hurt the film either and the chemistry is visible.
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Corran
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- 374 messages
- 388 votes
Like many stories based on Chandler's books, it's all unnecessarily complicated, illogical and far-fetched, I really have no idea why the best man is so fancied. So why such a high rating for this film? Simple, Bogart and Bacall. The interaction between the 2 is great, but also separately they know how to grab and keep the attention. At some point I just dropped out of the plot (not because I couldn't follow anymore, but because I didn't want to follow anymore, didn't think it was worth putting the energy into it) and just enjoyed Bogey & Bacall and to a lesser extent, of course, the solid directing of Hawks.
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