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How old was Robert Mitchum in The Big Sleep?

How old was Robert Mitchum in The Big Sleep?

60
Mitchum was 60 at the time of filming, far older than Chandler’s 33-year-old Marlowe (or the 1946 film’s 38-year-old Marlowe played by a 44-year-old Bogart).

Did Humphrey Bogart play Philip Marlowe?

The Big Sleep (1946) — Humphrey Bogart as Marlowe. Lady in the Lake (1947) — Robert Montgomery as Marlowe.

Who killed Rusty Regan in The Big Sleep?

Carmen
Marlowe, however, foreseeing this turn of events, has loaded the gun with blanks. He figures out, in the end, that Carmen killed Regan and that Vivian paid Eddie Mars’s man, Canino, to hide the body. Regan has thus been dead throughout the entire novel, lying at the bottom of an oil sump on the Sternwood fields.

Who is the director of the Big Sleep?

The Big Sleep is a 1978 neo-noir film, the second film version of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 novel of the same name. The picture was directed by Michael Winner and stars Robert Mitchum in his second film portrayal of the detective Philip Marlowe .

When was the scene in the Big Sleep filmed?

The scene, shot in 1944, was entirely omitted in the 1945 cut but restored for the 1946 version. The Big Sleep is known for its convoluted plot. During filming, neither the director nor the cast knew whether the chauffeur Owen Taylor had killed himself or was murdered.

When does the Big Sleep come out on DVD?

The Big Sleep was released in high-definition on Blu-ray by Shout Factory on February 20, 2018 as part of a two movie package along with Farewell, My Lovely (1975 remake). Both the 1946 version (featuring Humphrey Bogart) and this version have been released on Blu-ray. ^ ‘Big Sleep’s’ reawakening is Winner’s latest film dream Mills, Bart.

Who are the characters in the Big Sleep?

The Big Sleep (1978) Grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail turned murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer and a gangster.

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