The problem with the film, more than anything, is getting beyond the idea of it not being Bogie and Bacall up there on the screen.
Big Sleep (1978)
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Reviews Counted:2
Fresh:2
Rotten:0
Average Rating:N/A
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Filmmaker Michael Winner switched the setting of Raymond Chandler's classic mystery novel from 1940's Los Angeles to 1970's London. When wealthy General Sternwood is blackmailed, he hires private... Filmmaker Michael Winner switched the setting of Raymond Chandler's classic mystery novel from 1940's Los Angeles to 1970's London. When wealthy General Sternwood is blackmailed, he hires private detective Philip Marlowe to help him out. As a result, the gumshoe gets mixed up with the crippled general's troubled daughters: Charlotte and her younger, sex-crazed sister, Camilla. Although Charlotte is the smarter of the two, she has still managed to become involved in a potentially dangerous affair with Eddie Mars, a married gangster whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Meanwhile, Camilla is in hot water for having posed for nude photos. Before long, several murders have taken place and Marlowe must get to the bottom of it all... while trying to stay alive himself. [More]
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, James Stewart, Edward Fox, Joan Collins, John Mills, Oliver Reed, Harry Andrews, Richard Todd, James Donald, Colin Blakely
Director: Michael Winner
Director: Michael Winner
Screenwriter: Michael Winner
Producer: Elliott Kastner, Michael Winner
Composer: Jerry Fielding
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Robert Mitchum's wry and worldly depiction of Marlowe, an intrepid detective, carries the movie.
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