Movie Description
Includes four of Bogey's most unforgettable films:
THE MALTESE FALCON: Hard-drinking private eye Sam Spade sleuths the backyard of San Francisco in search of an elusive black bird statuette while evading the setups of three disparate miscreants: the duplicitous Brigid, the perfumed Mr. Cairo, and the scheming Fat Man. Huston's brilliant directorial debut is aided by first-rate performances, excellent camera work, as well as the director's acute attention to detail while shooting the film. Based on the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sydney Greenstreet), and Best Screenplay. Previous versions of the story were filmed in 1931 (a.k.a. DANGEROUS FEMALE) and in 1936 (as SATAN MET A LADY, starring Bette Davis), and poorly redone in 1975 (THE BLACK BIRD).
CASABLANCA: Perennially at the top of every all-time-greats list, and indisputably one of the landmarks of the American cinema. Bogart is an American expatriate and war profiteer in WW II Morocco, content to merely run the Cafe Americain until love (in the form of a luminous Bergman) returns to his life and inspires him to stand up for the French Resistance. An accidental Hollywood masterpiece, it just gets better as time goes by.
THE BIG SLEEP: Chandler's first novel introduced private detective Philip Marlowe, and The Big Sleep set the standard for private detective movies. Down-at-the-heels private eye Marlowe gets the assignment to clean up after the daughters of a dying millionaire, but dead people have a nasty habit of trailing in their wake. The famously tortuous story line (Hawks supposedly asked Chandler to clarify a plot point about the murder of the family chauffeur; the novelist hadn't a clue as to who did the deed) seems beside the point when Bogart and Bacall are onscreen. The final release was recut to include more of their scenes together.
KEY LARGO: Captivating cinematic adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson. A notorious gangster (Robinson) holds the residents of a hotel hostage during a tropical storm. Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress--Claire Trevor.
| Credits | | Cast: | Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Lauren Bacall |
| Details | | Edition: | 4-Disc Boxed Set | | Sound: | Stereo Sound |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
4-Disc Boxed Set
Disc One - THE BIG SLEEP:
Keep Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Dual Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1.Theatrical Trailer
Documentary - THE BIG SLEEP COMPARISONS 1945/1946 featuring Robert Gitt of UCLA analyzing scene differences between versions.
Contains both the original theatrical release and the 116 min. 1944 pre-release version
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Interactive Menus
Scene Access
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Production Notes
Disc Two - CASABLANCA:
Snap Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Documentary - 1. YOU MUST REMEMBER THUS
Introduction - 1. Lauren Bacall
Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
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Interactive Menus
Scene Access
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Production Notes
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Weblinks
Additional Products:
Booklet
Disc Three - KEY LARGO
Keep Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital Mono - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1.Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
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Production Notes
DVD-ROM Features:
Web Access
Disc Four - THE MALTESE FALCON
Keep Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital Stereo - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1.Theatrical Trailers (2)
Includes BECOMING ATTRACTIONS: THE TRAILERS OF HUMPHREY BOGART, a look back at Bogey's Warner Bros. films through trailers, hosted by Robert Osborne.
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
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Production Notes
A HISTORY OF MYSTERY essay
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