The Big Sleep

Rainy Los Angeles streets, a smoky office, a ringing phone. A wealthy general's daughters, one alluring, one corrupt, and a private eye caught in between. Hawks directs with characteristic precision.

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The Big Sleep was released in 1946 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 114 minutes.