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 is of 1 hour(s) and 54 minute(s). It is Produced By: Warner Bros. Pictures. It was released on 1946-08-23. It has the tagline: The picture they were born for! It has an average vote of 7.593 on TMDB.
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