KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
1946 · 114 min · NR

The Big Sleep

Directed by Howard Hawks · Mystery, Crime, Thriller

The Big Sleep (1946) is a Mystery film, directed by Howard Hawks set in Los Angeles during the 1940s. It runs 114 minutes and is rated NR.

A murder mystery and film noir, with a tense tone.

Composer
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Sidney Hickox
Cast
Humphrey BogartLauren BacallJohn RidgelyMartha VickersLouis Jean HeydtCharles WaldronRegis ToomeySonia Darrin

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Los Angeles
Setting
Urban
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Premise
Murder MysteryFilm Noir
Tone
Tense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

More like this

  • 1974

    A Woman Under the Influence

    Los Angeles — 1970s
    Urbandir. John Cassavetes
  • 2002

    Adaptation.

    Los Angeles · New York City · Florida — 1990s
    Urban · Wildernessdir. Spike Jonze
  • 1980

    Airplane!

    Los Angeles · Chicago — 1980s
    dir. Jim Abrahams
  • 2023

    American Fiction

    Boston · Los Angeles — 2020s
    Urban · Coastal Seadir. Cord Jefferson
  • 1998

    American History X

    Los Angeles — 1990s
    Urbandir. Tony Kaye
  • 1992

    American Me

    Los Angeles — 1940s · 1950s · 1970s
    Urbandir. Edward James Olmos