The Big Sleep

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7.6/10

1,127 votes

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Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$250,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$10.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$10.4M

ROI: +4173%

Budget Recovery4273% of budget

$0|Budget: $250,000|Revenue: $10.7M

Where to Watch The Big Sleep

Available in 44 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	Criterion Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Criterion Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	HBO Max	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomPG

Germany16

FranceU

JapanG

Denmark15

SpainA

FinlandK-16

+5 more countries

Production

Director

Howard Hawks

Writers

Raymond Chandler, Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, William Faulkner

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Philip Marlowe

Lauren Bacall

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge

John Ridgely

Eddie Mars

Martha Vickers

Carmen Sternwood

Louis Jean Heydt

Joe Brody

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Charles Waldron

General Sternwood

Regis Toomey

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Sonia Darrin

Agnes Lowzier (uncredited)

Elisha Cook Jr.

Harry Jones

Bob Steele

Lash Canino

Dorothy Malone

Acme Bookstore Proprietress

Peggy Knudsen

Mona Mars

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