The Big Sleep (1946 film)
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| - | '''''Made in U.S.A''''' is a 1966 [[Cinema of France|French]] film directed by [[Jean-Luc Godard]]. Greatly inspired by the [[Howard Hawks]] film ''[[The Big Sleep (1946 film)|The Big Sleep]]'' and unofficially based on the novel ''[[The Jugger]]'', by [[Richard Stark]] (aka [[Donald E. Westlake]]), it stars [[Anna Karina]], [[Jean-Pierre Léaud]], [[László Szabó]] and [[Yves Afonso]]. Because neither Godard or the producer paid the book's adaptation rights and following legal action by Westlake, the film has been more or less unavailable in the [[United States]]. | ||
| + | '''''The Big Sleep''''' ([[1946]]), directed by [[Howard Hawks]], is the first film version of [[Raymond Chandler]]'s [[1939]] [[The Big Sleep|novel of the same name]]. It stars [[Humphrey Bogart]] as detective [[Philip Marlowe]] and [[Lauren Bacall]] as the ''[[femme fatale]]''. ''The Big Sleep'' is a prime example of the [[film noir]] genre. [[William Faulkner]], [[Leigh Brackett]], and [[Jules Furthman]] co-wrote the screenplay. | ||
| + | In 1997, the U.S. [[Library of Congress]] deemed this film "culturally, historically, or | ||
| + | aesthetically significant" and preserved to the [[National Film Registry]]. | ||
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The Big Sleep (1946), directed by Howard Hawks, is the first film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart as detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as the femme fatale. The Big Sleep is a prime example of the film noir genre. William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay.
In 1997, the U.S. Library of Congress deemed this film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and preserved to the National Film Registry.
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