A man jailed for killing his wife escapes and with the aid of a beautiful well wisher attempts to reveal the truth behind her death. This film is mainly known for the first person gimmickry of the first half in which the action is seen from Bogart's point of view and for being th...( read more)
Agnes Moorehead, Bruce Bennett, Clifton Young
This gimmicky film noir stars Humphrey Bogart as an escaped criminal who undergoes plastic surgery and holes up at the home of Lauren Bacall's character while healing and preparing to prove his innoce...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 4, 2003
Stats: 268 reviews
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July 1, 2009
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June 16, 2008
Film noir with a little tenderness hmmm? Does it work? Ya it sure does. Vincent a man ( played by Bogie) escapes from prison after being wrongly convivted for the murder of his wife. A young women played brilliantly by Bacall comes to Vincents aid and takes him into hiding, to ev...( read more)
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January 21, 2008
"dark passage" is another screen team of bogart/bacall in the 40s noir, and this time our convicted hero is a deeply troubled man entrapped in the venom of murderous jealousy.
bogart plays vincent parry, a man sentenced with life imprisonment for the charge of spouse murder, t...( read more) -
July 28, 2007
Interesting little movie... Still Bogart + Bacall = Way cooler than Armageddon
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June 5, 2007
Dr. Walter Coley: Ever see any botched plastic jobs? If a man like me didn't like a fellow... he could surely fix him up for life. Make him look like a bulldog, or a monkey. I'll make you look as if you've lived.
Vincent Parry: I have, doc.
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July 28, 2009
I was suprised at how cheesy it was! I guess I expected something deeper from Bogey & Bacall.
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June 19, 2009
Ground breaking film techniques, gritty raw story. Love the cast, Mr Bogart, Ms Bacall, that chemistry is intense. Agnes Moorehead puts a chill down my spine. Her character is a cold hearted bitch, flawless. This is a must see from back in the day.
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April 3, 2009
The darkest of the Bogie/Bacall movies by far. Very suspensful but possibly a little too long.
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