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.
1978 · 1h 40m · R
Crime, Mystery
Directed by
Michael Winner
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The Big Sleep
Overview
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
Director and cast
- Michael Winner Director
- Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe
- Sarah Miles as Charlotte Sternwood
- Richard Boone as Lash Cansino
- Candy Clark as Camilla Sternwood
- Joan Collins as Agnes Lazelle
- John Mills as Inspektor Carson
- Edward Fox as Joe Brody
- James Stewart as General Sternwood
- Oliver Reed as Eddie Mars
- Harry Andrews Cast
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