The Big Sleep (1978)
With Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, Joan Collins, Edward Fox, James Stewart, John Mills
Directed by Michael Winner
The Big Sleep is a 1978 neo-noir film, the second film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel. The picture was directed by Michael Winner and stars Robert Mitchum in his second film portrayal of the detective Philip Marlowe (following Farewell, My Lovely three years earlier). The cast includes Sarah Miles, Candy Clark, Joan Collins and Oliver Reed, and features James Stewart as General Sternwood.
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