The Big Sleep
1978 · 100 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 5,820 VOTES · DIR. Michael Winner
Overview
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,083 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:41 It was about 11 o'clock in the morning. I was wearing my dark blue suit...
00:06:15 He went away, a month ago.
00:09:16 I don't see what there is to be cagey about.
00:18:21 That's the girl!
00:24:06 He's got enough trouble. And besides he's sick.
00:27:52 How come you end up marrying a gunrunner?
00:31:25 I wanna know who killed Geiger. Did Joe Brody do it?
00:34:29 You've got the books, Joe.
00:37:22 The punters have had all the luck lately.
00:41:44 Here they are, then...
00:44:18 It started with Rusty Regan disappearing.
00:47:10 That's as much as I can.
00:50:47 I hear she's doing rather well.
00:53:37 You rake it up fast enough! If somebody wins you get nervous!
00:57:41 A loogan is on the wrong side of the fence.
01:01:21 You know, I had almost worked that out.
01:04:26 - What did he know? - I'm selling that. £200.
01:06:56 ...Mars is just the type she'd go to.
01:10:34 Joe was tailing Canino whenever he could. He saw something in it...
01:14:05 Well, he'll be a while.
01:18:37 No! No message!
01:24:01 Do I make myself clear?
01:27:55 - Well? - How is she?
01:31:21 I do all that for a few pounds. And maybe just a bit to...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,083
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:02:41
Final line01:31:21
Production Record
DirectorMichael Winner
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,820