The Maltese falcon [dvd] ; The big sleep
2008
DVDs
Maltese falcon : In his break-through role, Bogart plays private eye, Sam Spade. A beautiful but mysterious woman calls on Sam Spade, of Spade & Archer Detective Agency and hires his services to look for her sister who is missing. What follows is a thrilling drama involving murder, mayhem and a search by various and colourful characters for a certain ornament, the Maltese Falcon. Spade sets out to find out who shot his partner Arhcie, while working on a case. Spade becomes involved with a group of devious characters in search of the valuable statuette, the jewel-encrusted falcon of Malta, a tribute in 1539 to Charles V of Spain from the Knight Templars of Malte. Pirates seized the galley carrying the priceless token and the fate of the Maltese Falcon remains a mystery to this day. The focus is on private eye Sam Spade as he investigates the murder of his partner and searches for the mysterious, priceless falcon. This was a prototype for film noir in the feeling of unease running through the presentation of a claustrophobic world animated by betrayal, pain and hints of perversion. However, there is also a vein of dark humour more often linked with the private eye film. Bogart as Sam Spade is the archetypal forties 'hard-boiled' private eye who is ultimately validated as the the masculine hero. Classic film noir tends to question unified and potent masculinity. Huston's direction here is also more matter-of-fact and visually less expressionistic than the later noir-influenced detective films.The big sleep : L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case ... and follows a trail peopled with murderers, pornographers, nightclub rouges, the spoiled rich and more.
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Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Turner Entertainment : Warner Home Video [distributor], 2008.
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2 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 96 min.) ; (ca. 109 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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Contains special features "Becoming attractions - the trailers of Humphrey Bogart".Based on the novels by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler.67087.Languages in Dolby mono 1.0: English, French, Italian.Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish, Portuguese ; English and Italian for the hearing impaired.From the novels by Raymond Chandler.Original film version United States, Warner Bros., 1941English or Italian language tracks ; optional English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Bulgarian subtitles, English for the hearing impaired subtitles, or Italian for the hearing impaired subtitles.
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Maltese Falcon : Directed by John Huston ; Executive producer, Hal B. Wallis ; Screenplay John Huston ; Music, Adolphe Deutsch. Big sleep directed by Howard Hawks.
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Cast: The Maltese falcon cast : Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet.; The big sleep cast : Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall.
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Censorship classification: M 15+.
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DVD; Region 4.
Dewey class:
791.4372
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English
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BRN:
11668
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | DVD | MALT | On loan - Due: 30 Jun 2026 |