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All-Time Great Movies: The Big Sleep

BBC One
on BBC One London

starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall
When private eye Philip Marlowe is summoned to the home of a bedridden millionaire, General Sternwood, his visit leads him into a labyrinth of blackmail, drugs and murder. At the centre of this deadly maze are Carmen and Vivian, the General's two exotic, enigmatic and dangerous daughters.
Humphrey Bogart gives a masterly performance in Howard Hawks's famous thriller.
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Contributors

Screenplay:
William Faulkner
Screenplay:
Leigh Brackett
Screenplay:
Jules Furthman
From the novel by:
Raymond Chandler
Producer/Director:
Howard Hawks
Phil Marlowe:
Humphrey Bogart
Vivian:
Lauren Bacall
Eddie Mars:
John Ridgely
Carmen:
Martha Vickers
Proprietress:
Dorothy Malone
Mona Mars:
Peggy Knudsen
Bernie Ohls:
Regis Toomey
General Sternwood:
Charles Waldron
NorriS:
Charles D. Brown
Canino:
Bob Steele
Harry Jones:
Elisha Cook Jr.
Source: Radio Times

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