The Big Sleep

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

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

Robert Mitchum

(Philip Marlowe)

Sarah Miles

(Charlotte Sternwood)

Richard Boone

Candy Clark

(Camilla Sternwood)

Joan Collins

(Agnes Lazelle)

Edward Fox

John Mills

(Inspector Carson)

James Stewart

(General Sternwood)

Oliver Reed

Harry Andrews

Colin Blakely

Richard Todd

(Commander Barker)

Diana Quick

James Donald

(Inspector Gregory)

John Justin

(Arthur Geiger)

Simon Fisher-Turner

(Karl Lundgren)

Martin Potter

David Savile

Dudley Sutton

Don Henderson

Nik Forster

Joe Ritchie

Patrick Durkin

Derek Deadman

(Customer in Bookshop)

Judy Buxton

(Cheval Club Receptionist (uncredited))

Clifford Earl

(Police Doctor (uncredited))

Roy Evans

(Deliveryman (uncredited))

Pat Gorman

(Pool Player in Pub (uncredited))

Walter Henry

(Detective Taking Marlowe's Statement (uncredited))

David Jackson

(Inspector Willis (uncredited))

Anthony Lang

(Police Constable Passing Geiger's (uncredited))

Mike Lewin

(Detective Waring (uncredited))

Brian Miller

(Casino Waiter (uncredited))

David Millett

(Police Detective (uncredited))

Norman Mitchell

(Doorman at Eddie's Club (uncredited))

Barry Purchese

(Eddie's Bodyguard (uncredited))

Michael Segal

(George (uncredited))

John Tatham

(Casino Patron (uncredited))

Cy Town

(Casino Patron (uncredited))