The big sleep / Warner Bros. ; director, Howard Hawks.

Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
English
Εdition
Standard version.
Published/​Created
Burbank, Calif. : Turner Entertainment and Warner Home Video, ©2000.
Description
1 videodisc (114 min. + 116 min.) : Dolby digital sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

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    Restrictions note
    Home use - inquire for classroom rights.
    Summary note
    Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired to protect General Sternwood's young daughter from her indiscretions, and finds, several murders later, that he has fallen in love with her elder sister.
    Notes
    • From the novel by Raymond Chandler.
    • Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
    • Side A contains the 1946 theatrical version and Side B contains the 1945 prerelease version.
    • A selection of the National Film Registry.
    • Special features include: Documentary "The Big Sleep Comparisons 1945/1946" featuring Robert Gitt of UCLA analyzing scene differences between versions ; interactive menus ; production notes ; theatrical trailer ; scene access.
    Creation/​Production credits
    Screenplay, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett & Jules Furthman ; music, Max Steiner ; cinematography, Sid Hickox.
    System details
    DVD; Region 1, Dolby Digital, English mono.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, John Ridgely, Dorothy Malone.
    Language note
    In English; with English and French subtitles. Closed-captioned.
    Contents
    • Side A: The 1946 theatrical release version
    • Side B: The 1945 prerelease version.
    Source acquisition
    Facets. Sept. 2003. 54.35 (2 copies).
    ISBN
    • 0790746980
    • 9780790746982
    • 1419817647
    • 9781419817649
    Publisher no.
    65026
    OCLC
    53214979
    Universal Product Code
    • 012569502628
    • 012569676817
    • 1256950262
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