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The Big Sleep (1946)

The Big Sleep
So you do get up. I was beginning to think perhaps you worked in bed like Marcel Proust.
—Vivian Rutledge
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  • Credits

Title Designer: uncredited

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Title sequence

  • Category

    Film

  • Styles

    1940s, black and white, classic, copyright line, live action, main title, optical, typographic
The Big Sleep

  • Film Director

    Howard Hawks

  • Release Date

    August 31, 1946

  • Aspect Ratio

    1.37:1

  • Studio

    Warner Bros.

  • Country

    USA

  • Language

    English

  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

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