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From: Nexus <Nexus_member@newsguy.com>
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.multimedia.vintage-film
Subject: Re: ATTN Ferl: Re: THE.BIG.SLEEP.01 file [01/37] - "The.Big.Sleep.1946.DVDRip.AVC-FerL.nfo" yEnc (1/1) Alternate Version?
Date: 28 May 2014 02:06:04 -0700
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In article <d9mao9hblsjvp94a84g1nbd3opoi57lsc4@4ax.com>, BigC says...
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>On 27 May 2014 14:24:17 -0700, Nexus <Nexus_member@newsguy.com>
>wrote:
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>>In article <vqu9o99c72ui2pctatok79muqki2v1fdv7@4ax.com>, BigC says...
>>>Ferl, I remember seeing two versions of this film with one version
>>>having either an alternate ending or cut scenes put back in.
>>
>>The "alternate version" is the original 1945 version, which was never released
>>to theaters back then. The familiar 1946 version had been recut to enhance
>>Lauren Bacall's performance; some scenes that perhaps made the plot clearer were
>>removed. The original version is about 2 minutes longer net. The film was held
>>back because the studio had a backlog of war movies they wanted to release
>>before the war ended.
>>
>>Frankly, I wouldn't mind seeing a composite version someday.
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>I'm not sure from your post if the original has ever been officially
>released. I have seen both versions so I know they are both out
>there. I don't remember the differences though, it's been a few years
>and I am getting old.
The original was discovered in a film vault and restored for a brief art-house
run in 1997. It's available on one side of the commercial DVD, and there's a
documentary about the differences. See the Wikipedia article for more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Sleep_%281946_film%29
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