The big sleep, a Warner Brothers-First National picture ; a Howard Hawkes production ; screen play by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furthman ; directed by Howard Hawks
Type
Label
The big sleep, a Warner Brothers-First National picture ; a Howard Hawkes production ; screen play by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furthman ; directed by Howard Hawks
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A
Main title
The big sleep
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
a Warner Brothers-First National picture ; a Howard Hawkes production ; screen play by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furthman ; directed by Howard Hawks
Runtime
114
Summary
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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- First National Pictures
- Faulkner, William, 1897-1962
- Bacall, Lauren, 1924-
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- Furthman, Jules
- Brackett, Leigh
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977
- Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957
- Turner Entertainment Co
- Steiner, Max, 1888-1971
- Ridgley, John, 1909-1968
- Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959
Subject
- Murder -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Marlowe, Philip, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Private security services -- Fiction
- Feature films
- Detective and mystery films
- Extortion -- Fiction
- Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction
- Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959 -- Film adaptations
Content
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor13
- First National Pictures
- Faulkner, William, 1897-1962
- Bacall, Lauren, 1924-
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- Furthman, Jules
- Brackett, Leigh
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977
- Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957
- Turner Entertainment Co
- Steiner, Max, 1888-1971
- Ridgley, John, 1909-1968
- Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959
- Genre2
- Subject9
- Murder -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Marlowe, Philip, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Private security services -- Fiction
- Feature films
- Detective and mystery films
- Extortion -- Fiction
- Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction
- Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959 -- Film adaptations
- Content1