The Big Sleep (1946) heading to blu-ray (1 Viewer)

Noach Kowalski · Oct 8, 2013

Warner will be releasing The Big Sleep in Germany on 1/3. http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00FPEVBZ4?ie=UTF8&tag=bluray11-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=B00FPEVBZ4&ascsubtag=107fee609226bcd66adc66713cee1ad2
U.S. edition will likely follow.

Andrew Budgell · Oct 8, 2013

More Bacall on Blu is always welcome!

Matt Hough · Oct 8, 2013

I wonder if we'll get both versions in high def?

Doug Otte · Oct 8, 2013

We've been waiting for this one a long time, haven't we?

However, there are several other titles released in Europe that have yet to be released in NoAm: Double Indemnity, Touch of Evil...

Keith Cobby · Oct 8, 2013

This will be a great start to 2014. There have been some good blu-ray releases from Germany (and France) recently and just shows you have to buy from wherever they are available.

John Hodson · Oct 8, 2013

Very pleased; one of my 'most wanted' on BD...

JoHud · Oct 8, 2013

This is all but guaranteed to be givent a North American release around the same date I, given that WB very rarely allows European blu-ray exclusives. Definitely looking forward to it.

Matt Hough said:
I wonder if we'll get both versions in high def?

Very good question. Unfortunately it seems WB's prior track record leaves very little optimism for both versions getting HD treatment. Even Alfred HItchcock's Strangers on a Train preview version got left as an SD port. I figure the Bacall version will be getting the HD treatment while the original post-production version without Bacall will be getting an SD port. I'd love to be proven wrong here.

Matt Hough · Oct 8, 2013

JoHud said:
This is all but guaranteed to be givent a North American release around the same date I, given that WB very rarely allows European blu-ray exclusives. Definitely looking forward to it.

Very good question. Unfortunately it seems WB's prior track record leaves very little optimism for both versions getting HD treatment. Even Alfred HItchcock's Strangers on a Train preview version got left as an SD port. I figure the Bacall version will be getting the HD treatment while the original post-production version without Bacall will be getting an SD port. I'd love to be proven wrong here.

That's what I assumed would happen, too, but I'll continue to hope until the announcement is made.

Yorkshire · Oct 8, 2013

Hopefully we'll get a few B&Bs. Key Largo for me, but The Big Sleep is obviously excellent, too..

Steve W

Dick · Oct 8, 2013

Yorkshire said:
Hopefully we'll get a few B&Bs. Key Largo for me, but The Big Sleep is obviously excellent, too..

Steve W

Yes, KEY LARGO and TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. Those would satisfy my Bogart needs.

Jacksmyname · Oct 8, 2013

Dick said:
Yes, KEY LARGO and TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. Those would satisfy my Bogart needs.

Ditto. I have Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. Key Largo, To Have And Have Not and The Big Sleep will keep me satisfied for a while.
But there are always more..........

I'm sure I read a year or two ago that To Have And Have Not was being worked on for release on Blu.
Anyone aware of any info on this one?

Traveling Matt · Oct 9, 2013

A pity the Bogart/Bacall box isn't simply upgraded at once, but this is cool nonetheless. The more Bogie, the better.

Matt Hough · Oct 9, 2013

Since Warners is distributing some Paramount films, how about a Blu-ray of Bogie's The Desperate Hours, a movie I love. The DVD looks good, but I'd love it in high definition. It's a VistaVision release, so that might mean it'd look spectacular with the proper work done beforehand.

AnthonyClarke · Oct 9, 2013

Yes, The Big Sleep is indispensable but so too is To Have and Have Not, if only for the great appearances of Hoagy Carmichael ....

Keith Cobby · May 26, 2014

Nearly half time in 2014 and still no news.

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