Title:
Greatest classic films. Murder mysteries : the postman always rings twice ; The big sleep ; Dial M for murder ; The Maltese falcon.
JLCTITLE245:
Murder mysteries :
Publication Information:
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, ©2009.
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (100 min., 114 min., 105 min., 113 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781419879838
Series:
General Note:
Title from container.
"The postman always rings twice" based on the novel by James M. Cain; "The big sleep" based on the novel by Raymond Chandler; "Dial M for murder" based on the play by Frederick Knott; "The Maltese falcon" based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett.
Abstract:
Disc 1: The Maltese falcon: Some high-living lowlifes want to get their hands on a bejeweled falcon. Detective Sam Spade wants to find out why and find out who will take the fall for his partner's murder. The big sleep: L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and ends up wearing out his gumshoes trailing murderers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more.
Disc 2: Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair the year before. He blackmails an old college associate to strangle her, but when he dials a Mayfair exchange to set the plot in motion, his right number gets the wrong answer. The postman always rings twice: Illicit lovers botch their first attempt to bump off her husband. They finally pull it off and end up betraying each other at trial. Amorous attractions never proved so fatal.
Reading Level:
PG: Dial M for murder. Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers. Note: Adult themes. Not rated: The Maltese falcon ; The big sleep ; The postman always rings twice.
Added Uniform Title Contained Work:
Postman always rings twice (Motion picture : 1946)
Big sleep (Motion picture : 1946)
Dial M for murder (Motion picture)
Maltese falcon (Motion picture : 1941)
Variant Title:
At head of title: TCM Turner Classic Movies
Turner Classic Movies Greatest classic films collection. Murder mysteries
Postman always rings twice
Big sleep
Dial M for murder
Maltese falcon
Portion of title: Murder mysteries
Contents:
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).
Disc 2. Side A: Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for murder / [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures ; written by Frederick Knott ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; (1955 ; 105 min. ; col.) -- Side B: The postman always rings twice / M-G-M presents a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; produced by Carey Wilson ; screenplay by Harry Ruskin and Niven Busch ; directed by Tay Garnett ; (1946 ; 113 min. ; b & w).
Performer:
The postman always rings twice: Lana Turner, John Garfield ; The big sleep: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall ; Dial M for murder: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly ; The Maltese falcon: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor.
Technical Details:
DVD ; region 1 ; Dolby Digital ; widescreen.
Language:
The postman always rings twice: English, French, German, Spanish and optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Icelandic, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Swedish, Czech, Greek, Polish, Romanian, Arabic, English and German for the hearing impaired.
The big sleep: English, French, Italian and optional subtitles in English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish, Portuguese, English and Italian for the hearing impaired.
Dial M for murder: In English, French, Italian and optional subtitles in English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Bulgarian, English and Italian for the hearing impaired.
The Maltese falcon: In English and Italian with optional subtitles in English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, English and Italian for the hearing impaired.