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The Big Sleep

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Rerelease of the 1946 motion picture.
"65026."
Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler.
Special features: the documentary "The big sleep comparisons 1945/1946 versions" ; theatrical trailer.
Side A: The 1946 theatrical release version -- Side B: The 1945 prerelease version.
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone.
L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and follows a trail peopled with murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues and the spoiled rich.
DVD ; Full screen.
Contents: Big sleep.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

The plot's notorious for making no sense, but so what? submitted by lisa on July 23, 2018, 11:20am Style style style. From Marlowe sweating in the greenhouse with the old guy to all the way through. I love when they go back to the Geiger house. The swinging bead curtain. All of it. With the possible small exception of the homophobia, and the fact that you just know he didn't use a condom with the woman in the bookstore.

Sleep submitted by smr on July 2, 2020, 2:55pm Like the big sleep

Mess of a mix-up submitted by mandevil on February 14, 2021, 2:17pm Makes no sense. Never did figure out who killed Sean Regan. If you’re interested in Bogey and Bacall better off watching To Have and Have Not.

Good but not Great submitted by SaraP on July 26, 2022, 1:11pm It's definitely worth watching, but it's a bit muddled and not really up there w/ Bogie's other classics.

Nonsensical plot, impeccable vibes submitted by eilusk on August 6, 2022, 4:19pm I read on a blog that the filmmakers deliberately neglected some expository scenes, and instead added more sassy banter between the two romantic leads. If that's true, then they made the right decision. This movie is all about fun visuals and dramatic shootouts and witty dialogue and scenes with crackling unspoken tension (of many different kinds - sexual, vengeful, paranoid, you name it) between the characters. Look elsewhere for a clever mystery or a plot that makes sense.

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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English and French subtitles.

PUBLISHED
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2000.
Year Published: 2000
Description: 1 videodisc (230 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Rated: Not Rated
Format: DVD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0790746980 :

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977.
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957.
Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014.
Vickers, Martha, 1925-1971.
Malone, Dorothy.
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.
Warner Bros. Pictures.
Warner Home Video (Firm)

SUBJECTS
Detective and mystery films.
Film noir.
Film adaptations.
Gangster films.
Marlowe, Philip (Fictitious character)
Private investigators -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
Film noir.