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Big Sleep
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Mitchum Makes a Big Slip: The Big Sleep (1978)
For some reason, Director Michael Winner thought he had to remake the Howard Hawks 1946 film noir classic The Big Sleep. He decided to move the locale from Lost Angeles to London, England, and to move the time forward to the late seventies for some reason, probably money.
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The one directed by Michael Winner
Introduction
As a recent convert to the work of writers like Raymond Chandler and James M Cain, when I saw this DVD was going free with last week's Mail on Sunday, I didn't hesitate to get hold of it. This is a re-make of the original film based on Raymond Chandler's work, which stars Humphrey...
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In defense of a remake ...
I saw this film by accident. A local repertory theatre had advertised a showing of the 1946 Howard Hawks version of The Big Sleep so I decided to go see it for, oh, the third or fourth time. But when the lights dimmed and the feature began to roll, it was pretty clear that something was wrong --... Read full review »
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Big Sleep [VHS]
Release Date: 1999-02-16, Rating: R (Restricted)
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The Big Sleep
Robert Mitchum is back as the legendary private investigator, Philip Marlowe. This adaptation of Raymond Chandler's classic hard-boiled detective mystery features an all-star cast, including: Richard Boone, Joan Collins, Sir John Mills, James Stewart, and Oliver Reed. Marlowe is hired by a retired general (James Stewart) to find out who has been blackmailing the old man's wild daughters (Sarah Miles and Candy Clark). At the same time he has to try to locate the missing husband of one of the daughters. Marlowe's search leads through a dangerous thicket of murder and suicide in the seedy criminal underworld straight to the head quarters of the notorious nightclub owner and gangland boss, Eddie Mars (Oliver Reed). Expert story teller Raymond Chandler spins a masterful web of deceit, creating an intricate, spellbinding mystery full of bare-knuckle action and heart-pounding suspense.
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Product Details and Features
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| Stars | Robert Mitchum | |
| Actors | Oliver Reed | |
| Available Formats | DVD | |
| Directors | Michael Winner | |
| UPC | 086162902734 | |
| Genre | Dramas | |
| Subgenre | Drama • Mystery | |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) | |
| Release Date | 1978 | |
| Running Time | 1hr 41min | |
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| Original Language | English | |
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| Screenwriter | Michael Winner | |
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| (03/15/1978, Murf.): "...The production is handsome..." | ||
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