The Big Sleep (1946)

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The type of man she hated . . . was the type she wanted !

Directed By Howard Hawks Howard Hawks Starring Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall  •  John Ridgely John Ridgely  •  Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart  •  Dorothy Malone Dorothy Malone  •  Martha Vickers Martha Vickers Genres Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Detective Film  •  Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir  •  Mystery  •  Romance  •  Romantic Mystery Studios &
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Release Info 1946-08-31T00:00:00Z August 31, 1946
B&W  •  114 minutes NR Rated NR
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K1ik0o4r7ules said on 11/30/2022

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kookio

kookio on 7/20/2011 Reply  · 

humphrey bogart is the star of this film, but receives no credit here. your listings make it difficult to compile lists of favorites by actor because there are so many omissions.

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damnireekrad

damnireekrad on 11/27/2011 Reply  · 

i agree, humphrey bogart and lauren bacall make this film

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nclysander

nclysander on 12/7/2011 Reply  · 

Please list Bogart here. Also Dorothy Malone if it's possible.

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VChile

VChile on 1/15/2013 Reply  · 

This has so many great moments, it's almost unfair to other films. Hard to follow, but so what?

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Caesar

Caesar on 4/16/2013 Reply  · 

It's not an easy movie to follow, but Humphrey Bogart keeps it all very watchable.

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Arthouse

Arthouse on 9/20/2014 Reply  · 

This film kept me on the edge of my seat

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FantasticPhil

FantasticPhil on 5/20/2023 Reply  · 

The Big Sleep is convuluted and hard to follow. If you like convuluted and hard to follow you'll love the big sleep. If you don't you'll love Maltese Falcon. Both are in my fab 5 classic films with Big Sleep at 1 and Maltese Falcon at 4.

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