Problem on Macbook Pro (16GB RAM, i7) with large video files

Hallo,
I have a recurring problem working with Premiere Pro CS6 on a new Macbook. THe Macbook has16GM RAM, i7 processor and I have the video files on my internal disc. THere is enaough space on the disk, aprox 250 GB free.
I have a Canon Legria HF28. After loading the videos from the camara it's .MOV files. When I have files about 1 GB it seems to work fine. But if I have a large file, e.g. 1 hour HD video in 3,5 GB size, it loads the video, but the playback and any kind of edits does not work properly. Sometimes I am able to start the video, but it stops after a few minutes and I can't rewind or move forward. In the most cases Adobe Premiere crashes. But also restart or opening in new projects does not help. I wonder if somebody has similar problems. My understanding is, that I have enought RAM, and fast processor, that it should actually work fine. The video files are OK. As they run in Quicktime with no problem. Also moving back and forth in the video is fine in a simple player, but not in Premiere.
Any ideas? And thank you for your help in advance.
Thomas

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