Somnul de veci was released in the year 1978。Somnul de veci is also called as The Big Sleep, Sy, Sueño eterno, Sono Derradeiro, Marlowe indaga, Grand sommeil, Epitheoritis Marlowe xanahtypa!, A Morte Inevitável, A Arte de Matar, Tote schlafen besser。

Set in England, rather than California, the story follows Raymond Chandler's book fairly closely otherwise. Philip Marlowe is asked by the elderly (and near death) General Sternwood to investigate an attempt at blackmail on one of his daughters. He soon finds that the attempt is half hearted at best and seems to be more connected with the disappearance of the other daughter's husband, Rusty Regan. Rusty's wife, seems unconcerned with his disappearance, further complicating the mystery. Only General Sternwood seems concerned as mobsters and hired killers continue to appear in the path of the investigation.

Somnul de veci actors and actresses include Candy Clark, Robert Mitchum。