| Description |
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, standard presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
From the novel by Raymond Chandler. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1946. |
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Special features: Documentary : The big sleep comparisons 1945/1946 with UCLA archivist Robert Gitt analyzing differences between versions ; Theatrical trailer. |
| Contents |
Side A: 1946 theatrical version (114 min.) -- Side B: 1945 prelease version (116 min.) |
| Cast |
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone. |
| Credits |
Music by, Max Steiner. |
| Summary |
L.A. private detective Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and follows a trail peopled by murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich, just to name a few. Marlowe is hired to protect a young woman and in the process, he falls in love with the woman's older sister. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Marlowe, Philip (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Extortion -- Drama.
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Private security services -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Film noir.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Mystery -- Feature.
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Thriller -- Feature.
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Film noir -- Feature.
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Crime -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Mystery films.
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Suspense films.
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Film noir.
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| Added Author |
Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977.
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Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957.
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Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014
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Vickers, Martha, 1925-1971.
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Malone, Dorothy.
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971.
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Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.
Big sleep.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419817647 |
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9781419817649 |
| Standard No. |
012569676817 |
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012569793361 Set |
| Music No. |
67681 Warner Home Video |
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67688 Warner Home Video (Set) |
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