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The Big Sleep (1978)

Mar 13, 1978 · 1h 40m

5.9/10 TMDB user score
106 votes on TMDB

Meet Philip Marlowe. The toughest private eye who ever wore a trench coat, slapped a dame and split his knuckles on a jawbone.

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.

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Top cast

  • Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum Philip Marlowe
  • Sarah Miles Sarah Miles Charlotte Sternwood
  • Richard Boone Richard Boone Lash Cansino
  • Candy Clark Candy Clark Camilla Sternwood
  • Joan Collins Joan Collins Agnes Lazelle
  • Edward Fox Edward Fox Joe Brody
  • John Mills John Mills Inspector Carson
  • James Stewart James Stewart General Sternwood
  • Oliver Reed Oliver Reed Eddie Mars
  • Harry Andrews Harry Andrews Norris
  • Colin Blakely Colin Blakely Harry Jones
  • Richard Todd Richard Todd Commander Barker
  • Diana Quick Diana Quick Mona Grant
  • James Donald James Donald Inspector Gregory
  • John Justin John Justin Arthur Geiger
  • Simon Fisher-Turner Karl Lundgren

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