The Big Sleep
“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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Part of Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) Collection
2 films
Cast
40 people
Robert Mitchum
Philip Marlowe
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Sarah Miles
Charlotte Sternwood
Known for
Blow-Up
Hope and Glory
Richard Boone
Lash Cansino
Known for
Big Jake
The Hobbit
Candy Clark
Camilla Sternwood
Known for
Q
American Graffiti
Joan Collins
Agnes Lazelle
Known for
Tales from the Crypt
Dynasty
Edward Fox
Joe Brody
Known for
Taboo
Gandhi
John Mills
Inspector Carson
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
James Stewart
General Sternwood
Known for
Rear Window
Vertigo
Oliver Reed
Eddie Mars
Known for
Gladiator
The Brood
Harry Andrews
Norris
Known for
Battle of Britain
Jack the Ripper
Colin Blakely
Harry Jones
Known for
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Richard Todd
Commander Barker
Known for
The Dam Busters
Stage Fright
Michael Winner Director · Raymond Chandler Author Jerry Fielding Composer
United States release March 13, 1978 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Languages English, German
Production
ITC Entertainment
Production
Winkast Film Productions
Production
Incorporated Television Company
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · March 13, 1978
Theatrical
United Kingdom · March 20, 1978
Theatrical
Germany
May 17, 1979 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 2, 1979 · Theatrical
Japan
September 2, 1985 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 19, 2019 · Digital
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