DVD
Greatest classic films collection. Murder mysteries
Item details
- ISBN: 1419879839
- ISBN: 9781419879838
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (431 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Title from container. The Maltese falcon is based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. The big sleep is based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. The postman always rings twice is based on the novel by James M. Cain. 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. 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. 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. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Side A: The Maltese falcon / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Warner Bros.-First National picture ; screenplay by John Huston ; directed by John Huston ; (1941 ; 100 min. ; b&w) -- Side B: The big sleep / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Warner Bros.-First National picture, a Howard Hawks production ; screenplay by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett & Jules Furthman ; (1946 ; 114 min. ; b&w). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | The big sleep: Music, Max Steiner. Dial M for murder: Music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | The Maltese falcon cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Sydney Greenstrett. The big sleep cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone. Dial M for murder cast: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummins, John Williams. The postman always rings twice cast: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated (The Maltese falcon ; The big sleep ; The postman always rings twice) [or] MPAA rating: PG (Dial M for murder). |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer, double-sided. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | These DVD discs are copy protected. |
| Language Note: | 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. |
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| Genre: | Detective and mystery films. Film noir. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Fiction films. |
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- 3 out of 3 copies are currently available at Athens Regional Library System.
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Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | |
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| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD DIAL (
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31001002546662 | AV | Available | |
| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD MALTESE (
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31001002546647 | AV | Available | |
| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD POSTMAN (
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31001002546670 | AV | Available |
