The Big Sleep

– The classic Raymond Chandler tale retold with Mitchum taking over the Bogart role...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1978
The Big Sleep (1978)

The classic Raymond Chandler tale retold with Mitchum taking over the Bogart role.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA, UK
Filming Locations:

The Big Sleep (1978) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Apr 1978

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Michael Winner

Writer:

Michael Winner (screenplay), Raymond Chandler (novel)

Main Actors:

Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark

Plot:

Philip Marlowe is asked by the elderly (and near death) General Sternwood to investigate an attempt at blackmail on one of his daughters. He soon finds that the attempt is halfhearted at best and seems to be more connected with the disappearance of the other daughter's husband, Rusty Regan. Rusty's wife, seems unconcerned with his disappearance, further complicating the mystery. Only General Sternwood seems concerned as mobsters and hired killers continue to appear in the path of the investigation.

Production:

United Artists

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%