[Dominic]

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The original theatrical release is a great flick, but very hard to follow as the plot doesn't make a lot of sense.

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From IMDB:

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Trivia: Director Howard Hawks and star Humphrey Bogart got into an argument as to whether one of the characters was murdered or committed suicide. They sent a wire to author Raymond Chandler asking him to settle the issue, but he replied that he didn't know either. The question is left unresolved in the original novel by Chandler.

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i love that story...what's great about The big Sleep is not the plot...it's the characters and the dialogue...possibly some of the best banter ever written for the screen.