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The big sleep / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. ; executive producer, Jack L. Warner ; a Howard Hawks production ; a Warner Bros. First National picture ; screen play by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett & Jules Furthman ; directed by Howard Hawks.

Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977 (director.). Warner, Jack L., 1892-1978 (producer.). Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 (screenwriter.). Brackett, Leigh, (screenwriter.). Furthman, Jules, (screenwriter.). Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 (actor.). Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 (actor.). Ridgley, John, 1909-1968 (actor.). Vickers, Martha, 1925-1971 (actor.). Malone, Dorothy, (actor.). Knudsen, Peggy, 1923-1980 (actor.). Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991 (actor.). Waldron, Charles, 1877-1946 (actor.). Brown, Charles D., 1887-1948 (actor.). Steele, Bob, 1907-1988 (actor.). Cook, Elisha, Jr., (actor.). Heydt, Louis Jean, 1903-1960 (actor.). Hickox, Sid, 1895-1982 (cinematographer.). Nyby, Christian, 1913-1993 (film editor.). Davidson, E. Roy, (production personnel.). Lynch, Warren, (production personnel.). Weyl, Carl Jules, (artistic director.). Lee, Robert B., (sound designer.). MacLean, Fred, (set designer.). Rhodes, Leah, (costume designer.). Forbstein, Leo F., (musical director.). Steiner, Max, 1888-1971 (composer.). Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959 Big sleep. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). First National Pictures, Inc. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Turner Entertainment Co. (Added Author). Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone, Peggy Knudsen, Regis Toomey, Charles Waldron, Charles D. Brown, Bob Steele, Elisha Cook, Jr., Louis Jean Heydt. (Cast).

Summary:
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419817647
  • ISBN: 9781419817649
  • ISBN: 141981771X (set)
  • ISBN: 9781419817717 (set)
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (230 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Standard version.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video : [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
From the novel by Raymond Chandler.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
Also issued as part of the box set: Bogie & Bacall the signature collection.
Special features: Side A & B. Cast & crew filmographies; "'The big sleep': 1945/1946 comparisons" documentary with UCLA archivist Robert Gitt analyzing differences between versions; Behind the scenes; Theatrical trailer. Side B. 1945 pre release version containing an additional 18 minutes which were reshot or deleted.
Formatted Contents Note:
Side A: 1946 theatrical version -- Side B: 1945 pre release version.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Sid Hickox ; film editor, Christian Nyby ; special effects by E. Roy Davidson, Warren E. Lynch ; art director, Carl Jules Weyl ; sound by Robert B. Lee ; set decorations by Fred M. MacLean ; wardrobe by Leah Rhodes ; musical director, Leo F. Forbstein ; music by Max Steiner.
Participant or Performer Note:
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone, Peggy Knudsen, Regis Toomey, Charles Waldron, Charles D. Brown, Bob Steele, Elisha Cook, Jr., Louis Jean Heydt.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; standard full screen (1.33:1) presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:
In English dialogue with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

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