The Big Sleep

Summary

The Big Sleep is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,194 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Big Sleep's video is recorded as The Big Sleep trailer (1946).webm^[3].
• The Big Sleep's image is recorded as Bigsleep2.JPG^[4].
• The Big Sleep's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Big Sleep's director is recorded as Howard Hawks^[6].
• The Big Sleep's screenwriter is recorded as William Faulkner^[7].
• The Big Sleep's screenwriter is recorded as Leigh Brackett^[8].
• The Big Sleep's screenwriter is recorded as Jules Furthman^[9].
• The Big Sleep's screenwriter is recorded as Raymond Chandler^[10].
• The Big Sleep's composer is recorded as Max Steiner^[11].
• The Big Sleep's genre is recorded as crime film^[12].
• The Big Sleep's genre is recorded as film noir^[13].
• The Big Sleep's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[14].
• The Big Sleep's genre is recorded as drama film^[15].
• The Big Sleep's based on is recorded as The Big Sleep^[16].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Humphrey Bogart^[17].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Lauren Bacall^[18].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Dorothy Malone^[19].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Martha Vickers^[20].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Regis Toomey^[21].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Bob Steele^[22].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Elisha Cook Jr.^[23].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Charles Waldron^[24].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as John Ridgely^[25].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Joseph Crehan^[26].
• The Big Sleep's cast member is recorded as Louis Jean Heydt^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Big Sleep's producer is recorded as Howard Hawks^[28]. Its director is recorded as Howard Hawks^[6]. Screenwriters include William Faulkner^[7], Leigh Brackett^[8], Jules Furthman^[9], and Raymond Chandler^[10]. Cast members include Humphrey Bogart^[17], Lauren Bacall^[18], Dorothy Malone^[19], Martha Vickers^[20], Regis Toomey^[21], and Bob Steele^[22].

Publication

Publication dates include +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z^[29], +1967-09-29T00:00:00Z^[30], +1946-08-31T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1946-10-12T00:00:00Z^[32]. The Big Sleep's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include crime film^[12], film noir^[13], film based on a novel^[14], and drama film^[15]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 8.8/10^[35], 96%^[36], 86/100^[37], and 7.9/10^[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Big Sleep's after a work by is recorded as Raymond Chandler^[39].

Why It Matters

The Big Sleep ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,194 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]