Greatest classic films collection. Murder mysteries.
(DVD)
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ISBN
1419879839, 9781419879838
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (431 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Harmony - DVD | DVD GREAT ENT | On Shelf | |
Jamestown - DVD | DVD GREA | Checked Out | June 21, 2024 |
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Format
DVD
Language
English
ISBN
1419879839, 9781419879838
UPC
883929061181
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
The Maltese falcon is based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett.
General Note
The big sleep is based on the novel by Raymond Chandler.
General Note
The postman always rings twice is based on the novel by James M. Cain.
General Note
The Maltese falcon originally released as a motion picture in 1941 ; The big sleep originally released as a motion picture in 1946 ; Dial M for murder originally released as a motion picture in 1955 ; The postman always rings twice originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1, Side A: Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax; Warner Night at the Movies 1941 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, Technicolor musical short "The gay Parisian," "Hiawatha's rabbit hunt" classic cartoon, "Meet John Doughboy" classic cartoon; 2 trailers. Side B: "The big sleep comparisons 1945/1946" featurette with UCLA archivist Robert Gitt analyzing differences between the movie's 2 versions; theatrical trailer.
General Note
Special features: Disc 2, Side A: "Hitchcock and Dial M" featurette; "3-D: a brief history" featurette; theatrical trailer. Side B: "The John Garfield story" documentary profile; introduction by historian Richard Jewell; behind-the-scenes image gallery; trailers of both 1946 and 1981 versions.
Creation/Production Credits
The big sleep: Music, Max Steiner.
Creation/Production Credits
Dial M for murder: Music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin.
Participants/Performers
The Maltese falcon cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Sydney Greenstrett.
Participants/Performers
The big sleep cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone.
Participants/Performers
Dial M for murder cast: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummins, John Williams.
Participants/Performers
The postman always rings twice cast: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed.
Description
Disc 1: The Maltese falcon: Some high-living lowlifes want to get their hands on a bejeweled falcon. Detective Sam Spade wants to find out why and find out who will take the fall for his partner's murder. The big sleep: L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and ends up wearing out his gumshoes trailing murderers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more.
Description
Disc 2: Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year before. He blackmails an old college associate to strangle her, but when he dials a Mayfair exchange to set the plot in motion, his right number gets the wrong answer. The postman always rings twice: Illicit lovers botch their first attempt to bump off her husband. They finally pull it off and end up betraying each other at trial. Amorous attractions never proved so fatal.
Target Audience
Not rated (The Maltese falcon ; The big sleep ; The postman always rings twice) [or] MPAA rating: PG (Dial M for murder).
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer, double-sided.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
These DVD discs are copy protected.
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. The Maltese falcon: English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. The big sleep: English dialogue, English or French subtitles. Dial M for murder: English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. The postman always rings twice: English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Criminal behavior -- United States -- Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Extortion -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Marlowe, Philip -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Murder -- United States -- Drama.
Spade, Sam (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Statues -- United States -- Drama.
Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Detective and mystery films.
Extortion -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Marlowe, Philip -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Murder -- United States -- Drama.
Spade, Sam (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Statues -- United States -- Drama.
Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bogart, H., Astor, M., George, G., Lorre, P., MacLane, B., Patrick, L., Greenstreet, S., Bacall, L., Vickers, M., Malone, D., Milland, R., Grace, P. o. M., Cummings, R., Williams, J., Turner, L., Garfield, J., Kellaway, C., Cronyn, H., Ames, L., Totter, A., Reed, A., Steiner, M., Tiomkin, D., Hammett, D., Chandler, R., Knott, F., Cain, J. M. 1., Huston, J., Hawks, H., Faulkner, W., Brackett, L., Furthman, J., Hitchcock, A., Wilson, C., Ruskin, H., Busch, N., & Garnett, T. Greatest classic films collection .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Humphrey Bogart et al.. Greatest Classic Films Collection. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Humphrey Bogart et al.. Greatest Classic Films Collection .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bogart, Humphrey, et al. Greatest Classic Films Collection
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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