The Big Sleep (1939) 
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The Big Sleep (Novel) Published: 1939 Author: Raymond Chandler Author Born: Jul. 23, 1888 • Chicago, IL Author Died: Mar. 26, 1959 • San Diego, CA Film Adaptation: The Big Sleep Film Released: 1946 |
The Big Sleep (Novel) Overview:
The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first in his acclaimed series about detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted twice into film, once in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles, California.
The story is noted for its complexity, with many characters double-crossing each other and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. The title is a euphemism for death; it refers to a rumination in the book about "sleeping the big sleep".
In 1999, the book was voted ninety-sixth of Le Monde's "100 Books of the Century." In 2005, it was included in "TIME's List of the 100 Best Novels
The 1946 film adaptation was directed by Howard Hawks and stars Humphrey Bogart (as detective Philip Marlowe) and Lauren Bacall. Read article at Wikipedia
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Humphrey Bogart
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Lauren Bacall
(as Vivian Rutledge)
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John Ridgely
(as Eddie Mars)
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Martha Vickers
(as Carmen Sternwood)
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Dorothy Malone
(as Acme Book Shop Proprie...)
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Peggy Knudsen
(as Mona Mars)
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Regis Toomey
(as Chief Inspector Bernie...)
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Charles Waldron
(as General Sternwood)
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Bob Steele
(as Lash Canino)
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