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1. www.nytimes.com › 1946/08/24 › archivesTHE SCREEN; 'The Big Sleep,' Warner Film ... - The New York Times

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   THE SCREEN; 'The Big Sleep,' Warner Film in Which Bogart and Bacall Are Paired Again, Opens at Strand --'Step by Step' of the Rialto. Share full article. By Bosley Crowther. Aug. 24, 1946. The...

2. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › great-movie-the-bigThe Big Sleep movie review & film summary (1946) | Roger Ebert

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   Jun 22, 1997 · As for the 1946 version that we have been watching all of these years, it is one of the great film noirs, a black-and-white symphony that exactly reproduces Chandler's ability, on the page, to find a tone of voice that keeps its distance, and yet is wry and humorous and cares.

3. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThe Big Sleep: The most baffling film ever made - BBC

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   Aug 16, 2021 · The Big Sleep was released 75 years ago, and its plot has been puzzling viewers ever since. There is no disputing that Howard Hawks's Los Angeles-set noir classic is one of the most...

4. www.nytimes.com › 1997/01/09 › moviesMystery of 'The Big Sleep' Solved - The New York Times

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   Jan 9, 1997 · The 1946 film that audiences have known and loved is actually a revised version of an unreleased ''Big Sleep'' that was made in late 1944 and early 1945 and left forgotten in the Warner Brothers...

5. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › the-big-sleep-1978The Big Sleep movie review & film summary (1978) | Roger Ebert

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   The plot has Marlowe being hired by a rich, tired old military man ( James Stewart) to handle a blackmail attempt, track down some pornographic photos of his daughter, find his missing son-in-law, and, not least, provide him peace of mind in his dying days.

6. www.nytimes.com › reviews › moviesMovie Reviews - The New York Times

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   Aug 16, 2024 · The Union. PG-13. Action, Comedy, Thriller. Directed by Julian Farino. When a mission goes pear-shaped, a covert operative (Halle Berry) turns to a secret weapon: her high school boyfriend (Mark...

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   Is the Big Sleep based on a true story?

   • The Big Sleep is a 1946 American film noir directed by Howard Hawks. William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay, which adapts Raymond Chandler 's 1939 novel.

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   Was 'the Big Sleep' released earlier?

   • That can be seen more clearly now that an earlier version of the film has surfaced. "The Big Sleep" was finished by Warner Brothers in 1945, but held out of release while the studio rushed to play off its backlog of World War II movies. Meanwhile, ongoing events greatly affected its future.

   The Big Sleep movie review & film summary (1946) | Roger Ebert

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   Is the Big Sleep a classic?

   • The movie’s a classic because of Bogie and Lauren Bacall, not because it makes sense. But now we come to the case of “The Big Sleep” (1978), with Robert Mitchum stepping into Bogie's shoes. The movie isn’t a classic, but it does make sense. Does it ever.

   The Big Sleep movie review & film summary (1978) | Roger Ebert

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   Why did critics say 'the Big Sleep' was miscast?

   • ''The critics said the acting was wooden and that she was miscast.'' In November 1945, Feldman, who represented Ms. Bacall and Hawks, wrote to Jack Warner, the head of Warner Brothers, urging him to reshoot several Bacall scenes in ''The Big Sleep,'' especially her entrance, in which her face was hidden by a heavy black veil.

   Mystery of 'The Big Sleep' Solved - The New York Times

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   The Big Sleep is a 1946 American film noir directed by Howard Hawks. [4] [5] William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay, which adapts Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel.