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The Big Sleep

1946 • Not Rated • 1h 54m • Crime, Drama, Film-Noir • Warner Bros. Pictures

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🍅 96% 91% MC 86 LB 3.97 IMDb 7.9

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Directed byHoward Hawks ScreenplayWilliam Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman Produced byHoward Hawks CinematographySidney Hickox Music byMax Steiner StarringHumphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone StudioWarner Bros.
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