| Edition |
Standard version. |
| Description |
1 DVD (114 min. + 116 min.) : Dolby digital sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
From the novel by Raymond Chandler. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1946. |
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Side A contains the 1946 theatrical version and Side B contains the 1945 prerelease version. |
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A selection of the National Film Registry. |
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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. |
| Access |
Home use - inquire for classroom rights. |
| Credits |
Screenplay, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett & Jules Furthman ; music, Max Steiner ; cinematography, Sid Hickox. |
| Cast |
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, John Ridgely, Dorothy Malone. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Language |
In English; with English and French subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
| Source |
Facets. Sept. 2003. 54.35 (2 copies). |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Gangster films.
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Gangster films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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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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Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.
Big sleep.
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Warner Bros.
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National Film Board Collection (Library of Congress)
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| ISBN |
0790746980 |
| Music No. |
65026 Warner Home Video |
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