David Thomson (film critic)
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David Thomson is a British film critic and historian based in the United States, and the author of more than 40 books.
Thomson speaking in New York, 2013
The Big Sleep (1946 film)
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The Big Sleep is a 1946 American film noir directed by Howard Hawks. William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman co-wrote the screenplay, which adapts Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel. The film s
David Thomson (film critic)
…of conversations with Scorsese. He went on to edit Levinson on Levinson (1992), a book of conversations with Barry Levinson. In 1997, he wrote about The Big Sleep for the British Film Institute Classics series. Publishers Weekly calls his 2026 book A Sudden Flicker of Light "a feast for cinephiles." He completed…
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Philip Marlowe (Bogart) and Vivian Rutledge (Bacall) eye to eye
Cast of The Big Sleep between scenes, director Howard Hawks far left
Bogart and Bacall on the set during filming