Big Sleep, The (UK)

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The violence-screen`s all-time rocker-shocker!
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 110 mins
Retail Price: £12.99
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Synopsis:
L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case... and follows a trail peopled with murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more.

But Raymond Chandler`s legendary gunshoe solves it in hard-boiled style - and style is what The Big Sleep is all about. In this familiar 1946 theatrical version, director Howard Hanks serves up snappy character encounters (particularly the reshot scenes of incendiary Bogart/Bacall chemistry) brisk pace & atmosphere galore.

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Standard 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

Subtitle Tracks:
French
Italian
CC: Italian
Romanian
English
Spanish
German
CC: English
Portuguese
Dutch
Arabic
Bulgarian

Directed By:
Howard Hawks

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Starring:
Dorothy Malone
Martha Vickers
John Ridgely
Lauren Bacall
Humphrey Bogart

Soundtrack By:
Max Steiner

Director of Photography:
Sidney Hickox

Editor:
Christian Nyby

Costume Designer:
Leah Rhodes

Producer:
Howard Hawks

Executive Producer:
Jack L. Warner

Distributor:
Warner Bros


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10 / 10
One of the best films of the 40`s in what is probably the best print available
posted by Richard73 on 24/1/2001 14:45
2 / 10
overrated boring no fun whatsoever wait for it on tv every christmas easter summer
posted by flair on 15/3/2001 15:25
8 / 10
Another great Bogie/Bacall movie.

Wonderful dialogue, camerawork, atmosphere.

Masterpiece.

The picture quality is sorely lacking though, sound is OK.
posted by Martin Zandstra on 18/1/2002 18:19