The Big Sleep 46 years old

Some days business is good - and some days it's murder!

The Big Sleep

Private eye Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster. This neo-noir remake of the iconic 1946 Bogart film transfers the setting of Raymond Chandler's novel from 1940s California to 1970s London.

Credits

The Big Sleep Cast

Name Character
Oliver Reed He was 40, 61 years old when he died as Eddie Mars
Joan Collins She was 44, now 90 years old as Agnes Lazelle
James Stewart He was 69, 89 years old when he died as General Sternwood
John Mills He was 70, 97 years old when he died as Inspektor Carson
Edward Fox He was 40, now 86 years old as Joe Brody
Dudley Sutton He was 44, 85 years old when he died as Lanny
Sarah Miles She was 36, now 82 years old as Charlotte Sternwood
Candy Clark She was 30, now 76 years old as Camilla Sternwood
Martin Potter He was 33, now 79 years old as Owen Taylor
Colin Blakely He was 47, 56 years old when he died as Harry Jones
Richard Boone He was 60, 63 years old when he died as Lash Cansino
Robert Mitchum He was 60, 79 years old when he died as Philip Marlowe
Diana Quick She was 31, now 77 years old as Mona Grant
Harry Andrews He was 66, 77 years old when he died as Norris
Richard Todd He was 58, 90 years old when he died as Commander Barker
Tom Laughlin He was 46, 82 years old when he died as Lou
Simon Fisher-Turner He was 23, now 69 years old as Karl Lundgren

The Big Sleep Crew

Name Department
Jerry Fielding as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (57) years old when He died Sound
John Graysmark as Art Direction. He was 42 (75) years old when He died Art
Elliott Kastner as Producer. He was 48 (80) years old when He died Production
Harry Pottle as Production Design. He was 53 (73) years old when He died Art
John Poyner as Sound Editor. He was 21 (now 24) years old Sound
Frederick Wilson as Editor. He was 65 (81) years old when He died Editing
Jerry Bick as Producer. Production
Raymond Chandler as Novel. He was 89 (70) years old when He died Writing
Robert Paynter as Director of Photography. He was 50 (82) years old when He died Camera
Michael Winner as Director. He was 42 (77) years old when He died Directing
Michael Winner as Producer. He was 42 (77) years old when He died Production
Michael Winner as Screenplay. He was 42 (77) years old when He died Writing
Lew Grade as Executive Producer. He was 71 (91) years old when He died Production
The Big Sleep poster
The Big Sleep (46 years)

Some days business is good - and some days it's murder!

  • Release day: Monday, March 13, 1978
  • Runtime: 100 minutes