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The Big Sleep (1978)

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Summary: Set in England, rather than California, the story follows Raymond Chandler's book fairly closely otherwise. Philip Marlowe is asked by the elderly (and near death) General Sternwood to investigate an attempt at blackmail on one of his daughters. He soon finds that the attempt is half hearted at best and seems to be more connected with the disappearance of the other daughter's husband, Rusty Regan... (imdb)
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Country: UK
Directed By: Michael Winner
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na Hagar
65
 T5
na billkerwin
70
 T2
A third-rate Chandler remake, out of its element in an English setting. Sarah Miles" vulpine sexuality, Joan Collins' predatory instincts, and Richard Boone's psychopathic glee are small compensations.
na sidesey
31
 T1
na kettledrum
20
 T1
na seventy
59
 T2
na masoud
79
 T6
na buser333
40
 T3
na KasperL
20
 T1
I count Hawks' 1946 version among my favorites. This is a disgrace. The actresses playing the Sternwood daughters are brutally bad and everything else is sickening inferior to the original as well.
na PubliusD
76
 T4
na rahsirrah
30
 T3
na GodlessNoble
60
 T4
na gleeb
66
 T3
It wasn't translated very well in place, and there's some strange casting (Jimmy Stewart as General Sternwood?). Mitchum is good, though.
na Allocine
48
 T2
na princemuchao
66
 T5
na ecalder
50
 T3
na Coheed
50
 T3
na RNG
25
 T3
na dognamedfrog
70
 T5
na nuotio
30
 T1
na Freder
32
 T3
Not as bad as its reputation, mainly because Mitchum returns as Marlowe, although director Winner does everything possible to undermine Mitchum's performance. Candy Clark is well-cast, too. But otherwise -- what a misguided and wrong-headed movie!
na Scarface
65
 T5
na TroyAnderson
72
 T7
na Zoltan
65
 T5
na andagh
65
 T3
na lebasi
3
 T5
na jecca06
65
 T2
na cosmovitelli
65
 T6
na imdb
54
 T3
na dr. radical
54
 T3
na RCMERCHANT
85
 T8
na fletch
65
 T4
Average Tier 3.58 from 31 Rankings rss