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The Big Sleep is a 1978 neo-noir film, the second film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. The picture was directed by Michael Winner and stars Robert Mitchum in his second film portrayal of the detective Philip Marlowe (following Farewell, My Lovely three years earlier).
Detektyw Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) zostaje zatrudniony przez bliskiego śmierci generała Sternwooda (James Stewart) do zbadania próby szantażu na jednej z jego córek. Wkrótce odkrywa, że sprawa może być powiązana ze zniknięciem męża drugiej córki generała.
Grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail turned murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer and a gangster.
16 sie 2021 · Film noir The Big Sleep was released 75 years ago. While its plot has been criticised as 'cryptic' and 'confusing', that can also be a virtue, argues Nicholas Barber.
Private investigator Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired by General Sternwood to help resolve the gambling debts of his wild young daughter, Carmen (Martha Vickers).
Robert Mitchum stars as Philip Marlowe in this adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel, set in London and directed by Michael Winner. Ebert praises Mitchum, Candy Clark and Richard Boone, but criticizes the plot, the style and the setting.
The Big Sleep is a 1978 film, the second film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. The picture was directed by Michael Winner and stars Robert Mitchum in his second feature film portrayal of the detective Philip Marlowe.
