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High Sierra
Directed by Raoul Walsh
1941•1h 40m•NR•★ 7.5
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir
Synopsis
An aging, pardoned bank robber is hired to lead an armed resort jewel heist in California, bonding with a loyal dance-hall girl and a crippled farm dog before a police manhunt corners him atop Mount Whitney. Raoul Walsh and John Huston's poignant bridge from the 1930s gangster cycle to 1940s film noir, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino.
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Raoul Walsh
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CanonContemplative
The Canon
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Criterion Collection
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MovementNocturnal
Film Noir
Stories where morality is uncertain and every decision carries a cost.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorRaoul Walsh
WriterW.R. BurnettJohn Huston
CinematographyTony Gaudio
MusicAdolph Deutsch
Principal Cast
Ida LupinoMarie
Humphrey BogartRoy Earle
Alan CurtisBabe
Arthur KennedyRed
Joan LeslieVelma
Henry TraversPa
Henry Hull'Doc' Banton
Jerome CowanHealy
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 40m (100 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorRaoul Walsh
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioWarner Bros. Pictures
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