The Big Sleep(1946)- User Reviews

The story in this film is sometimes hard to follow but there is something about this film that I liked-probably the chemistry between bograt and bacall that made this film a classic.more»

Wonderful acting by a steamy duo- Bogart and Bacall. Great Directing and some of the best sexual tension ever on film. Harold Hawk did a fantastic job of giving "Marlowe" that edge that so many other actors tried tried to capture but failed …more»

If you are looking for the quintessential film noir, this is it. Screenplay by William Faulkner, and based on the Raymond Chandler novel, the twists and turns of this story make it unparalleled it this day. With an ending that can still spark debates …more»

A film made by Howard Hawks based on a screenplay written by William Faulkner & Leigh Brackett, which in turn was adapted from the novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler. One of Hollywood’s earliest attempts at the ‘Genre’ film-noir, with a famous …more»

The Big Sleep was directed by the influential Howard Hawks it is based on a Raymond Chandler novel, with William Faulkner writing the screenplay. In the film Hawks takes no chances with Bogart playing the legendary Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall Vivian …more»

AS having read the novel after watching the movie,now i fully understood every twist and turn in the movie.The movie is that complex.This was the first raymond chandler novel that was converted into a movie after 6-7 yrs.
Humphery bogart is a private …more»

No real plot but very, very entertaining. Bogart appears in every single scene in the movie as the story is told from the perspective of his character (Detective Philip Marlowe). If you're a Bogart fan, and especially a fan of Bogie & Bacall, you'll …more»

This movie is Bogart at his best portraying Phillip Marlowe, a world-weary and cynical private eye who's seen it all (or nearly all of it) and is as hard boiled a detective as they come.

This movie is a re-editing of the original 1944 version. If …more»

Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler, "The Big Sleep" stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective, Philip Marlowe, who has been hired to protect a young woman from her own indiscretions, but then falls in love with her older sister. This film …more»

Bogart and Bacall bring Raymond Chandler's book to life, in the seedy 40's world of murder and blackmail. Atmospheric and spellbinding with the brilliant direction of Howard Hawks, take private eye Philip Marlowe, (played by Bogey), into a world …more»