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The Big Sleep
1977
A faithful remake of the 1946 original in which private eye Philip Marlowe finds himself involved in murder, blackmail and violence when hired to protect a General's young daughter. Read more
| Starring | Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark |
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| Director | Michael Winner |
| Genres | Thriller |
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The Big Sleep
A faithful remake of the 1946 original in which private eye Philip Marlowe finds himself involved in murder, blackmail and violence when hired to protect a General's young daughter.
| Starring | Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, Joan Collins, Edward Fox, John Mills, James Stewart, Oliver Reed, Harry Andrews, Richard Todd, Colin Blakely, James Donald, Sarah Miles |
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| Director | Michael Winner |
| Studio | CARLTON VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1977 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 28 May 2009 To Rent: DVD: 22 May 2000 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
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The residue of Chandler in Winner's remake of The Big Sleep might just con audiences unfamiliar with the novels and who... read more on Time Out
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Winner's Dog's Dinner
After viewing Michael Winner's remake of 'The Big Sleep' tonight I can only say it is a merciful release to us all that Michael has taking up food ... read more »
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- 14 Jan 2004 at 21:41
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Mitchum's eyebrows
Robert Mitchum is a pleasure to watch and only really has to raise his eyebrows to out act everyone else. Apart from him the acting is not brilliant and some of... read more »
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One word: Don't
Weak,vapid and dull as ditchwater but; comforting to know that pointless remakes of classic films aren't just the reserve of recent no-talent directors.
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- 02 Jun 2011 at 22:36
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Abysmal.
Trust me, if you want to watch 'The Big Sleep' go for the original.
This is poorly acted and poorly directed. Bob Mitcham is a passable ... read more » - 513801
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- a customer
- Suffolk, UK
- 16 Jan 2008 at 14:26
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