---
title: 'The Big Sleep (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Winner'
released: '1978-03-13'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-sleep-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077234/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Big Sleep (1978)

1978 · R · 99 min · Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Big Sleep is a 1978 neo-noir film, the second film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel. The picture was directed by Michael Winner and stars Robert Mitchum in his second film portrayal of the detective Philip Marlowe. The cast includes Sarah Miles, Candy Clark, Joan Collins and Oliver Reed, and features James Stewart as General Sternwood.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Winner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-winner)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Winner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-winner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Fielding](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-fielding)
- **Producer:** [Lew Grade](https://cinepixo.com/people/lew-grade), [Elliott Kastner](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-kastner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Paynter](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-paynter)
- **Editor:** [Frederick Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-wilson)

## Cast

- [Harry Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-andrews)
- [Richard Boone](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-boone)
- [James Donald](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-donald)
- [James Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-stewart)
- [Oliver Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-reed)
- [Candy Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/candy-clark)
- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum) as Philip Marlowe
- [Martin Potter](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-potter)
- [Richard Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-todd)
- [Joan Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-collins)
- [Edward Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-fox)
- [Sarah Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-miles)
- [Tom Laughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-laughlin)
- [Colin Blakely](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-blakely)
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills)

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