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...
00:06:17 Without even saying goodbye to me.
00:09:23 No, I grieve over them myself in the long, lonely winter evenings.
00:19:44 Oh! Good evening, sir.
00:24:31 - Oh, it's you. - Mr Geiger in today?
00:28:07 Carson at the Yard thought I did. Seems he knew more about it than "I" did.
00:31:43 - Yes. Joe did it. - Why?
00:34:55 Why not ask your friend to come in? She must be tired of holding her breath.
00:37:54 Last night it was Camilla Sternwood.
00:42:27 Mr Marlowe's a private detective. Caught this man Karl Lundgren...
00:45:09 I smell of policemen.
00:47:49 He sold arms to the Irish.
00:51:17 - You heard? - Yes, well, we are...
00:55:09 I think I've got the system!
00:58:22 You've enough shady friends to know different.
01:02:12 - Gimme! - No, no! Not till you get dressed.
01:05:14 Charlotte Sternwood hung around the joints like she couldn't sleep nights.
01:08:05 I, er... A-Agnes wants to sell some information to him.
01:11:41 Like hell you did!
01:15:51 - Eddie didn't do anything. He's no killer. - Not personally, no. He has Canino.
01:22:22 Well, it's, uh... two o'clock now.
01:25:29 Regan who hadn't gone off with Mona the singer.
01:29:45 ...after you'd gone to Eddie Mars for help?
17:00:00 reported missing at this moment.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,083
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:02:41
Final line17:00:00

Production Record

DirectorMichael Winner
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,820