The Big Sleep
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.
| Corporate Authors: | Warner Home Video (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977., Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957., Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014., Vickers, Martha, 1925-1971., Malone, Dorothy., Steiner, Max, 1888-1971. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
[2005]
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| Series: |
Bogie & Bacall, the signature collection
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| Subjects: |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from container. From the novel by Raymond Chandler. Originally released as a motion picture in 1946. Special features: "'The big sleep' comparisons 1945/1946" documentary, with UCLA archivist Robert Gitt analyzing differences between version; Theatrical trailer; Side B: 1945 prelease version containing an additional 18 minutes which were reshot or deleted. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 114 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| Production Credits: |
Music, Max Steiner. |
| ISBN: |
1419817647 9781419817649 |
| Author Notes: |
During her lifetime, she appeared in more than 40 movies including How to Marry a Millionaire, Designing Woman, Murder on the Orient Express, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Dogville, and Manderlay. She received an honorary Academy Award in 2009 "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures" and was named a Kennedy Center Honors winner in 1997. She also appeared on Broadway in Goodbye, Charlie and Cactus Flower. She won Tony Awards for her starring roles in Applause and Woman of the Year, which were both adapted from classic films. Her first autobiography, Lauren Bacall by Myself, won a National Book Award in 1980. Her second autobiography, Now, was published in 1994. She died on August 12, 2014 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) |