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.
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. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Marlowe, Philip (Fictitious character) > Drama. Extortion > Drama. Private security services > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. |
Genre: | DVD-Video discs. Detective and mystery films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Gangster films. Film noir. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Albright Memorial Library | DVD BIG (Text) | 50686014713809 | Storage | Available | - |
Annie Halenbake Ross Library | DVD 701 (Text) | 00132001 | ADULT Motion Picture | Available | - |
Hollidaysburg Area Public Library | DVD Big 1945 (Text) | 10HOL00001015R | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Lower Macungie Library | DVD FIC BIG (Text) | 33400000884489 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Allentown Public Library | DVD BIG (Text) | 34455005179557 | Adult DVD Fiction | Available | - |
Barrett Paradise Friendly Library | DVD A Big (Text) | 37171000086278 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
Hughes Library | DVD BIG (Text) | 32378004527950 | Adult DVD | Available | - |