The Big Sleep
“The picture they were born for!”
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.
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Big Sleep performed
Budget
$250,000
Worldwide Gross
$10.7M
Gross Profit
$10.4M
Return
42.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~47/53, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Mystery) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Philip Marlowe
Humphrey Bogart
Philip Marlowe
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
Lauren Bacall
Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
Eddie Mars
John Ridgely
Eddie Mars
Carmen Sternwood
Martha Vickers
Carmen Sternwood
Joe Brody
Louis Jean Heydt
Joe Brody
General Sternwood
Charles Waldron
General Sternwood
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Regis Toomey
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Sonia Darrin
Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)
Harry Jones
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Jones
Lash Canino
Bob Steele
Lash Canino
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Dorothy Malone
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Mona Mars
Peggy Knudsen
Mona Mars
If you liked The Big Sleep
Crooked House
2017
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014
Gone Baby Gone
2007
The Long Goodbye
1973
L.A. Confidential
1997
Farewell, My Lovely
1975