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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Howard Hawks |
| Stars: |
Humphrey Bogart |
| Actors: |
Tom Rafferty |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Romances · Detectives · Film Noir · Betrayal · Classic · Mystery · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: 1945 Pre-Release Cut |
| UPC: |
012569535732 |
| Release Date: |
1946 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 54min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 54min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (July 25, 2006)
UPC: 012569676817 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 54min
Release Company: Facets Video (March 07, 2000) |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Jules Furthman |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/22/1997, p.4, Roger Ebert): "...It is one of the great film noirs, a black-and-white symphony..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"My, my, my. Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains." -- Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart)
"You may smoke, too. I can still enjoy the smell of it. Nice thing when a man has to indulge his vices by proxy." -- General Sternwood (Charles Waldron) to Marlowe
"So you're a private detective. I didn't know they existed, except in books - or else they were greasy little men snooping around hotel corridors. My, you're a mess, aren't you?" -- Vivian Sherwood Rutledge (Lauren Bacall) to Marlowe
"If I seem a bit sinister as a parent, Mr. Marlowe, it's because my hold on life is too slight to include any Victorian hypocrisy. I need hardly add that any man who has lived as I have and indugles for the first time in parenthood at the age of 55 deserves all he gets." -- General to Marlowe
Marlowe to Vivian -- "Speaking of horses... you've got a touch of class, but I don't know how far you can go."
Vivian -- "A lot depends on who's in the saddle. Go ahead Marlowe. I like the way you work. In case you don't know it, you're doing all right." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Chandler's first novel introduced private detective Philip Marlowe, and THE BIG SLEEP set the standard for private detective movies. Down-at-the-heels private eye Marlowe gets the assignment to clean up after the daughters of a dying millionaire, but dead people have a nasty habit of trailing in their wake. The famously tortuous story line (Hawks supposedly asked Chandler to clarify a plot point about the murder of the family chauffeur; the novelist hadn't a clue as to who did the deed) seems beside the point when Bogart and Bacall are onscreen. The final release was recut to include more of their scenes together. A must! Remade in 1978. |
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