The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1978-03-13
Duration:100 min
Director:Michael Winner
Actors:Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, Joan Collins
Production:ITC Entertainment, Winkast Film Productions

Overview:

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

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