PG certificateThe Big Sleep is a Film programme that first aired in 1946 and has been classified a PG certificate.

The Big Sleep is a 5 star programme

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The Big Sleep (1946)

Directed by
Howard Hawks

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired to track down the blackmailers hounding a socialite who is now reaping the consequences of her own sexual indiscretions - but his inquiries start to unravel in a complicated intrigue involving jealousy, murder and extortion. Thriller adapted from the novel by Raymond Chandler, starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely and Dorothy Malone.

Written by ,

Genre: Film

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1946

Rating:
5/5 Stars

Classification: PG Certificate

Filmed in Black and White

When is The Big Sleep next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Two England December 26th, 10:55am and on BBC Two England HD December 26th, 10:55am. See more...

Cast

Image for Humphrey BogartHumphrey Bogart...Philip Marlowe
Image for Lauren BacallLauren Bacall...Vivian Sternwood Rutledge
John Ridgely...Eddie Mars
Martha Vickers...Carmen Sternwood
Dorothy Malone...Acme Bookstore proprietress
Peggy Knudsen...Mona Mars
Regis Toomey...Chief Insp. Bernie Ohls
Charles Waldron...General Sternwood
Charles D. Brown...Norris
Bob Steele...Canino
Elisha Cook Jr....Harry Jones
Louis Jean Heydt...Joe Brody
Thomas E. Jackson...DA White