The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandlerliterary work· published 1939
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Philip Marlowe, a private eye who operates in Los Angeles's seamy underside during the 1930s, takes on his first case, which involves a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder
Adaptations (2)
The Big Sleep has been adapted into 2 films, from 1946 to 1978.
The Big Sleep1946 · film · 114 min · dir. Howard Hawks · IMDb ↗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.
