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<font size="4"><br>The Big Sleep</font>
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<br>video review by A.R. Ferguson</font>
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<p><i><font size="6" color="#FF0000"><b>T</b></font>he Big Sleep</i> is one
of the best detective genre films Hollywood ever
produced. Working from source material by Raymond Chandler,
screenwriters William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman stuck
closely to the plot of the book. <i>The Big Sleep</i> introduced hard-boiled
shamus Philip Marlowe and follows his attempt to solve a seamy case of
blackmail and murder. The role perfectly suited Humphrey Bogart's tough
guy persona. His costar Lauren Bacall delivers a seductively silky
performance. The snappy dialogue throughout the film is unparalleled.
However, somewhere in the process, the narrative of the film was lost.
With the recent discovery and DVD release of a 1945 prerelease version
alongside the familiar 1946 version, the reason for this becomes
clearer.
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