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Philip Marlowe, a private detective in Los Angeles, is summoned to the mansion of General Sternwood, who wants to resolve a series of personal debts his daughter Carmen owes to bookseller Arthur Geiger. As Marlowe leaves, Sternwood's older daughter Vivian stops him.
The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by American-British writer Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles .
Philip Marlowe, a private detective, investigates a case of blackmail and murder involving a wealthy family and their daughters. The film is based on a Raymond Chandler novel and features the iconic pair of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
When The Big Sleep came out in 1946, the New York Times's Bosley Crowther pronounced it "a web of utter bafflement... in which so many cryptic things occur amid so much involved and devious ...
Roger Ebert praises the 1946 version of The Big Sleep, a film noir based on Raymond Chandler's novel, for its witty dialogue and romantic chemistry between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. He also compares it with the earlier version and the original novel, and reveals some behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall ignite the screen in this classic film noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler's steamy detective novel. When private investigator Philip Marlowe (Bogart) accepts the...
Apr 7, 1978 · Robert Mitchum stars as Philip Marlowe, a private detective in London, who investigates a case of blackmail and murder involving a wealthy family and a gangster. The film is a remake of the 1946 classic with Humphrey Bogart, but with some differences in plot and setting.
