Crime ·Mystery · United Kingdom · 1978 · 1h 40m

The Big Sleep

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Director
Michael Winner
Cast
Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe Sarah Miles as Charlotte Sternwood Richard Boone as Lash Cansino Candy Clark as Camilla Sternwood Joan Collins as Agnes Lazelle Edward Fox as Joe Brody
Crew
Robert Paynter — Director of Photography Jerry Fielding — Original Music Composer Michael Winner — Screenplay Raymond Chandler — Novel Elliott Kastner — Producer Michael Winner — Producer
Tagline

Meet Philip Marlowe. The toughest private eye who ever wore a trench coat, slapped a dame and split his knuckles on a jawbone.

Synopsis

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.

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Mood & Themes
daughterbased on novel or bookgeneralblackmailremakemurdergay theme
Key Collaborators
Michael Winner Director Robert Paynter Director of Photography Jerry Fielding Original Music Composer Michael Winner Screenplay Raymond Chandler Novel Elliott Kastner Producer Michael Winner Producer Jerry Bick Producer Harry Pottle Production Design
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