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The big sleep /

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L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and wears out his gumshoes trailing murderers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more. Lauren Bacall joins Bogart under Howard Hawks' brisk and atmospheric direction of ace adaptations of Raymond Chandler's novel.

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Uniform Title:Big sleep (Motion picture : 1946)
Other Authors: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 (Screenwriter), Brackett, Leigh (Screenwriter), Furthman, Jules (Screenwriter), Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 (Actor), Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 (Actor), Ridgley, John, 1909-1968 (Actor), Vickers, Martha, 1925-1971 (Actor), Malone, Dorothy (Actor), Knudsen, Peggy, 1923-1980 (Actor), Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991 (Actor), Waldron, Charles, 1877-1946 (Actor), Brown, Charles D., 1887-1948 (Actor), Steele, Bob, 1907-1988 (Actor), Cook, Elisha, Jr (Actor), Heydt, Louis Jean, 1903-1960 (Actor), Hickox, Sid, 1895-1982 (Cinematographer), Nyby, Christian, 1913-1993 (Film editor), Stein, Max (Composer) (composer (expression)), Forbstein, Leo F. (Musical director), Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Burbank, California] : [Warner Bros. Pictures], [1946]
Subjects:
Private investigators > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Extortion > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Film noir.
Detective and mystery films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and wears out his gumshoes trailing murderers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more. Lauren Bacall joins Bogart under Howard Hawks' brisk and atmospheric direction of ace adaptations of Raymond Chandler's novel.
Item Description:Based on a novel by Raymond Chandler.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (114 min.)) : digital, sound, black and white
Playing Time:01:53:56
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Awards:National Film Registry selection, 1997.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Sid Hickox ; film editor, Christian Nyby ; music director, Leo F. Forbstein ; music by Max Steiner.