A perfect match of screenplay, director, and leading man, The Big Sleep stands as a towering achievement in film noir whose grim vitality remains undimmed.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Howard Hawks -
Producer -
Howard Hawks -
Screenwriter -
William Faulkner , Leigh Brackett , Jules Furthman -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. -
Production Co -
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 31, 1946, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 1, 2008 -
Runtime -
1h 54m