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UNITED STATES · 1946

The Big Sleep

Howard Hawks
Classical Hollywood
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Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

Year1946
CountryUnited States
DirectorHoward Hawks
MovementClassical Hollywood
Films it influenced
The Big Lebowski 1998 · Joel Coen Breathless 1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
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