The Big Sleep
The Big Sleepby Howard Hawks1h541946United States
Recommended byAkira Kurosawa, Corneliu Porumboiu
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Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Credits
- Scenario : William Faulkner, Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett
- Editing : Christian Nyby
- Sound Recorder : Robert B. Lee
- Original Work Author : Raymond Chandler
- Executive Producer : Jack L. Warner
- Photo Director : Sidney Hickox
- Director : Howard Hawks
- Production Compagny : Warner Bros. Pictures
- Original Music : Max Steiner
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1946
- French release date : 6 août 1947
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : English
Bonus archives
- See special featurePrésentation du Grand sommeil
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