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The big sleep /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Big sleep (Motion picture : 1946)
Corporate Authors: Warner Home Video (Firm), Turner Entertainment Co, Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Other Authors: Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977, Faulkner, William, 1897-1962, Brackett, Leigh, Furthman, Jules, Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957, Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014, Vickers, Martha, 1925-1971, Malone, Dorothy, Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned (excluding bonus material). In English with English or French subtitles.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005]
Subjects:
Marlowe, Philip > (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Extortion > Drama.
Private security services > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Film noir.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Mystery > Feature.
Thriller > Feature.
Film noir > Feature.
Crime > Feature.
Mystery films.
Suspense films.
Table of Contents:
  • Side A: 1946 theatrical version (114 min.)
  • Side B: 1945 prelease version (116 min.)