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Titolo originale: The Big Sleep
Regia: Howard Hawks |
Anno: 1946
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Mistero Crime Thriller
Tag: based on novel or book | gambling | poison | blackmail | detective | drug addiction | sister | film noir | murder | private investigator | whodunit | los angeles, california | private detective | book store | missing person | prank telephone call | wealthy family |
Cast: Humphrey Bogart | Lauren Bacall | John Ridgely | Martha Vickers | Louis Jean Heydt | Charles Waldron | Regis Toomey | Sonia Darrin | Elisha Cook Jr. | Bob Steele | Dorothy Malone | Peggy Knudsen | Charles D. Brown | Trevor Bardette | Joy Barlow | Max Barwyn | Deannie Best | Tanis Chandler | Jack Chefe | James Conaty | Joseph Crehan | Jack Deery | Carole Douglas | Jay Eaton | Tom Fadden | Bess Flowers | Kenneth Gibson | Joe Gilbert | Stuart Hall | Shep Houghton | Kenner G. Kemp | Pete Kooy | Lorraine Miller | Forbes Murray | William H. O'Brien | Shelby Payne | Jack Perry | Tommy Rafferty | Waclaw Rekwart | Edward Rickard | Jeffrey Sayre | Emmett Vogan | Theodore von Eltz | Wally Walker | Dan Wallace | Paul Weber | Ben Welden | Suzanne Ridgway |

L'investigatore privato Philip Marlowe viene incaricato dall'anziano generale Sternwood di scoprire chi ricatta la figlia minore. Marlowe accetta l'incarico, che si rivela però più complicato del previsto. La ragazza, sua sorella maggiore e il cognato sono invischiati in un giro poco pulito di gioco d'azzardo.

Approfondimenti

Nina Foch tested for the role of "Carmen." D
Whether it was wish fulfilment or his desire to increase the film's sexual tension, Howard Hawks dec [...] D
Rumors that Andy Williams dubbed Lauren Bacall's singing voice are untrue. Both director Howard Hawk [...] D
In the year that passed between finishing the first version and shooting the new scenes, Lauren Baca [...] D
The snazzy coupe driven by Philip Marlowe is a 1938 Plymouth DeLuxe. D
Part of the novel's plot was substituted for more scenes in the screenplay featuring Bogart and Baca [...] D
While working on the script, writers William Faulkner and Leigh Brackett couldn't figure out from th [...] D
Marlowe asked about an 1860 edition of Ben Hur at Geiger's rare book store. Lew Wallace did not get [...] D
Many critics thought the plot was too complicated. D
Howard Hawks did not approve of the Humphrey Bogart/Lauren Bacall relationship. He had discovered Ba [...] D
Sonia Darrin, who plays Agnes, is unbilled even though she has a key part. In 2016, in an interview [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 400 movies nominated for the Top 100 G [...] D
The film was completed on January 12, 1945 and was shown to American servicemen overseas, but was no [...] D
The tap pants ensemble costumer Leah Rhodes put Carmen into as she meets Marlowe for the first time [...] D
After seeing Humphrey Bogart in Il falcone maltese (1941), Leigh Brackett was inspired to write her [...] D
"Paid In Full", released in 1987 by Eric B. and Rakim, uses the soundbite from the scene when Marlow [...] D
In Raymond Chandler' s book, Carmen was a nymphomaniac who shot Sean Regan and dumped his body down [...] D
Film editor Christian Nyby later directed the sci-fi classic La 'cosa' da un altro mondo (1951), whi [...] D
This was the second movie with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. D
Warner Bros. executives were so impressed with Lauren Bacall's work and the success of her previousl [...] D
The Acme Book Shop Proprietress describes Arthur Geiger as having Charlie Chan-like mustache. Just l [...] D
Coldcut's remix of Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full" included a sample of Humphrey Bogart saying, "No [...] D
According to Lauren Bacall, production was such fun that they got a memo from Jack L. Warner saying, [...] D
On the first day of shooting, Humphrey Bogart allegedly had five or six drinks at lunch, which infur [...] D
Leigh Brackett only had one meeting with co-writer William Faulkner. He told her they would each ada [...] D
Philip Marlowe's habit of feeling his earlobe while in deep thought was something Humphrey Bogart in [...] D
Director Howard Hawks found the plot so convoluted that he couldn't work out if one character had be [...] D
The entrance hall of the Sternwood mansion, originally shot in 1944, was re-used as the Beragon Mans [...] D
Howard Hawks reused the way Eddie Mars meets his demise (shot by his own men after opening a door) w [...] D
With this film, Humphrey Bogart became the only known actor to play both Philip Marlowe and Sam Spad [...] D
Max Steiner's soundtrack was later recycled into Warner Bros. low-budget television productions of t [...] D
The car that Humphrey Bogart uses in this film is the same one he used as Roy Earle in Una pallottol [...] D
In the book, Marlowe teasingly tells Carmen he has a Balinese dancer tattooed across his right thigh [...] D
William Faulkner came out to Hollywood to work on this film, but found that being around the set did [...] D
Final film of Charles Waldron (Gen. Sternwood). He died before the film premiered. However, he appea [...] D
During shooting, Howard Hawks added the strong implication that Marlowe and the bookstore clerk are [...] D
Posthumously listed as one of Akira Kurosawa's 100 favorite films. D
In the movie when the General asks, Marlowe how he likes his brandy in the film, Marlowe responds, " [...] D
Mars' henchmen are named Sidney and Pete, a tribute to Bogie's frequent costars Sydney Greenstreet a [...] D
When Marlowe is staking out Brody's apartment building prior to Mrs. Rutledge's arrival there are tw [...] D
The movie starred 2 Oscar winners, Humphrey Bogart and Dorothy Malone, and 1 Oscar nominee, Lauren B [...] D
By the time the film's projected completion date arrived, Howard Hawks had shot less than half the s [...] D
The bookstore across from Arthur Geiger's book shop, in which Marlowe visits and flirts with its pro [...] D
Although the film was released post WW2, the sight of a wartime female cab driver would have been fa [...] D
This was the film that began the long relationship between Howard Hawks and writer Leigh Brackett un [...] D
Howard Hawks's work on the film triggered a shift in his approach to filmmaking, leading to more lei [...] D
The second of four films made by real life couple and later husband and wife Humphrey Bogart and Lau [...] D
The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. D
Humphrey Bogart's indecision over whether or not to leave his wife triggered a bout of nerves for La [...] D
Humphrey Bogart had to wear platform shoes to appear taller than his two leading ladies, Lauren Baca [...] D
Howard Hawks bought the rights to the book for $20,000 then sold them to the studio for $55,000. D
The scene where Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall make suggestive talk about horses was added almost [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Most [...] D
John Ireland tested for the roles of Eddie Mars and Lash Canino. D
William Faulkner never adjusted to life in Hollywood. While working on the script, he told Howard Ha [...] D
Production dates for the film were Oct. 10, 1944 through Jan. 12, 1945. Additional scenes and retake [...] D
Dorothy Malone was just starting out in movies when she played the bookstore clerk. She was so nervo [...] D
Howard Hawks and the writers tried various endings for the story. In one, Carmen attempts to fake a [...] D
When Marlowe is talking to the proprietress in the Acme Bookstore, "The Wire Cutters" by Mollie E. M [...] D
Warner Bros. studio chief Jack L. Warner gave Howard Hawks $50,000 to purchase the rights for the so [...] D
Bob Steele, who played torpedo Canino, was well-known as a heavy in Westerns, and got a chance to pl [...] D
Re-shooting scenes a year later meant having to recast one role, Eddie Mars' wife, Mona. Originally [...] D
Philip Epstein, co-author of Casablanca (1942), helped Howard Hawks write the new scenes. His goal w [...] D
Raymond Chandler claimed that Martha Vickers gave such an intense performance as Carmen Sternwood th [...] D
Although Lauren Bacall shot another film, L'agente confidenziale (1945), after this one, Warners' de [...] D
Of the many ways Hollywood hid Bogart's small stature, two are shown heavily in this film: the women [...] D
Michael Jackson used a chase scene in his last concert film "This Is It" 2009 (Smooth Criminal) from [...] D
In a conversation with Carmen, Marlowe says the next time he'll come in with a tennis racket. This i [...] D
While casting the film, Howard Hawks was impressed by a glamorous photo of model-turned-actress Mart [...] D
In one major departure from the novel, Howard Hawks decided not to have Lauren Bacall turn out to be [...] D
The film's box office success put Howard Hawks in a position to demand an unprecedented level of fre [...] D
Due to Humphrey Bogart's affair with co-star Lauren Bacall, his marital problems escalated during fi [...] D
This was one of only two Warner Bros. films on which future Nobel Prize-winner William Faulkner rece [...] D
The fussy persona that Marlowe adopts upon arriving in Geiger's bookstore has been a subject of argu [...] D
In a bow to the General Sternwood character, Lauren Bacall played Lew Harper's wheelchair-bound empl [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
Humphrey Bogart read the script and objected to some lines he thought were too genteel for the chara [...] D
In re-cutting the film, Howard Hawks removed the scene in which Marlowe explains the crimes. The fil [...] D
Many of the cars in the film have a "B" sticker in the lower-right corner of their windshields. This [...] D

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Errori

When Philip dials the phone (twice), the first time he dials 5 numbers and the second time 6 numbers [...] D
When Geiger exits the bookstore and gets into his car it is pouring rain, and the driver's side wind [...] D
During Marlowe's initial introduction to Vivian, she pours herself a glass of a clear-colored liquid [...] D
As Carol Lundgren flees Joe Brody's apartment house, he holds his gun in his left hand. When he turn [...] D
When Marlowe lets the air out of his tire before he enters the car repair garage, the car lowers too [...] D
Marlowe raises his glass to toast the bookstore girl but hits hers as he does so. D
When Marlowe asks the Acme Book store employee if she knows anything about rare books, she is holdin [...] D
When Marlowe enters the Sternwood home, bringing Carmen Sternwood home from Geiger's house, he is no [...] D
When Marlowe returns to his apartment after taking Carmen home from Geiger's house, there is a tight [...] D
Marlowe's handkerchief changes shape when he goes through the beaded curtain. D
In the public library scene, a close-up shows Marlowe copying names out of a book opened to a new ch [...] D
When Marlowe is in the house with the beaded curtain, the curtain is always completely still even af [...] D
At about 20 minutes into the film, after Geiger returns home, Carmen parks her car outside his house [...] D
When Vivian unties Marlowe, she has no shoes. When she gets up, she has shoes. D
When Marlowe is staking out Brody's apartment building prior to Mrs. Rutledge's arrival, there are t [...] D
When Vivian is telling Marlowe the cover story for Carmen for the night before, her mouth does not m [...] D
When a character is shot after departing a house, the bullets are shown coming through the inside of [...] D
The size of Vivian's glass and the amount of liquid in it doubles from when she walks to the bedroom [...] D
When Marlowe goes to Geiger's house, in the foreground is the house's mailbox with "AG Geiger 460" v [...] D
The guns hidden in Marlowe's car: first he chooses the one on the left and later when he shoots Cani [...] D
When Marlowe goes to the Randall Arms while waiting for Mrs. Rutledge to arrive, the wipers of his c [...] D
When Marlowe is talking to Bernie in his office the white lamp shade starts out in the right corner, [...] D
During a conversation with Vivian, the back of Marlowe's soaked shirt dries out too quickly. D
When Marlowe first enters the Acme Book store, the side of the sign hanging on the entrance door fac [...] D
In the public library, a close-up reveals Marlowe is copying information out of a book opened to new [...] D
When the station wagon pulls out of the alley behind Geiger's book store, the crates extend past the [...] D
After finding a corpse at the Geiger house, Marlowe gets his fingerprints on nearly everything. D
The bullets are shown hitting the inside of the door at Geiger's in a straight line. When the inside [...] D
General Strenwood says his legs are paralyzed, though his legs are seen moving under the blanket at [...] D
In the bookstore, Marlowe asks the employee if she has any cups; she does. When getting them, she se [...] D
When Marlowe is tied up and sitting on the floor, Vivian removes his white handkerchief from his bla [...] D
When Geiger's driver, Carol Lundgren, pulls up in front of the Geiger bookstore and runs out of the [...] D
When Mr. White asked Marlowe, "You're willing to lose your license for the case?" Marlowe responds b [...] D
Just before the owner of the Acme Book Store draws the blind and locks the door, she is shown sittin [...] D
When Marlowe enters the window of the house by kicking it open, from the outside the window is compl [...] D
Marlowe keeps 2 guns in his car - under the dash. One's a snub-nose revolver and the other has about [...] D

Frase

Philip Marlowe: How bout a cup of coffee, Bernie? [...] D
General Sternwood: Do you like orchids? Philip Ma [...] D
Philip Marlowe: How'd you happen to pick out this [...] D
Carmen Sternwood: You're cute. I like you. Philip [...] D
Philip Marlowe: Get up, angel, you look like a Pek [...] D
General Sternwood: If I seem a bit sinister as a p [...] D
Philip Marlowe: I know he was a good man at whatev [...] D
Carmen Sternwood: Is he as cute as you are? Phili [...] D
General Sternwood: You knew him too? Philip Marlo [...] D
Lash Canino: What's the matter? Haven't you ever s [...] D
Philip Marlowe: Let me do the talking, angel. I do [...] D
Marlowe: You know what he'll do when he comes back [...] D
General Sternwood: You may smoke, too. I can still [...] D
Carmen Sternwood: You're cute. Philip Marlowe: I' [...] D
Agnes Lowzier: Is Harry there? Philip Marlowe: Ye [...] D
General Sternwood: How do you like your brandy, si [...] D
[in a bookstore] Philip Marlowe: You do sell book [...] D
Philip Marlowe: You made a mistake. Mrs. Rutledge [...] D
Philip Marlowe: Oh, Eddie, you don't have anybody [...] D
Philip Marlowe: You the guy that's been tailing me [...] D
Acme Book Shop Proprietress: You begin to interest [...] D
Eddie Mars: Your story didn't sound quite right. [...] D
Philip Marlowe: [speaking into the phone] Hello, l [...] D
Philip Marlowe: She tried to sit on my lap while I [...] D
Agnes Lowzier: A half-smart guy, that's what I alw [...] D
Vivian: Speaking of horses, I like to play them my [...] D
Philip Marlowe: She tried to sit in my lap while I [...] D
Philip Marlowe: Somebody's always giving me guns. D
Vivian: How did you find her? Marlowe: I didn't f [...] D
Vivian: I'll have a scotch, messy, please. Max - [...] D
[last lines] Vivian: You've forgotten one thing: [...] D
[making a crank call] Philip Marlowe: I can do wh [...] D
Philip Marlowe: I collect blondes in bottles, too. D
Vivian: Do you always think you can handle people [...] D
Philip Marlowe: You wanna tell me now? Vivian: Te [...] D
Vivian: [Vivian is leaving Mr. Marlowe's office] G [...] D
Philip Marlowe: [to General Sternwood, after his d [...] D
[after a kiss] Vivian: I liked that. I'd like mor [...] D
Eddie Mars: Convenient, the door being open when y [...] D
Agnes Lowzier: Well, so long, copper. Wish me luck [...] D
Norris: Are you attempting to tell me my duties, s [...] D
Philip Marlowe: Did I hurt you much, sugar? Agnes [...] D
Philip Marlowe: My, my, my! Such a lot of guns aro [...] D
Vivian: So you're a private detective? I didn't kn [...] D
Philip Marlowe: Hm. General Sternwood: What does [...] D
Vivian: Why did you have to go on? Marlowe: Too m [...] D
Vivian: What will your first step be? Philip Marl [...] D
Taxi Driver: If you can use me again sometime, cal [...] D
Carmen Sternwood: You're not very tall, are you? [...] D
Philip Marlowe: [speaking into the phone] Bernie? [...] D
Vivian: You go too far, Marlowe. Marlowe: Those a [...] D
Vivian: I don't like your manners! Marlowe: I'm n [...] D
Philip Marlowe: Thanks for the drink, general. Ge [...] D
Philip Marlowe: Don't you know any better than to [...] D
Vivian: So you do get up, I was beginning to think [...] D
General Sternwood: I assume they have all the usua [...] D

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