Hairy Ape

Hairy Ape (1944)

  • 67% want to see it
    (3 ratings)

Despite a few Hollywood compromises, The Hairy Ape remains one of the more artistically successful filmizations of Eugene O'Neill. William Bendix is nothing less than brilliant as ship's stoker Hank Smith, a brutish but sensitive lug who is convinced that his strength is derived from the hair that… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Alfred Santell
Written By
Robert D. Andrews, Decla Dunning
Genres
Drama

Critic Reviews

  • Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks

    One of those films that profits in some tiny but intriguing way from being such a bastardization of the source material.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The dialogue couldn't be cornier.

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