Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Barton MacLane

This is the tale of a tough-guy gunman-turned-Good-Samaritan and his much wiser moll who stands by her man.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Raoul Walsh

Release Date: January 1, 1941

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DVD Release Date: November 4, 2003

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  • July 5, 2009
    A bank robber is pardoned and immediately becomes involved in the robbery of a wealthy resort hotel. Bogie is at his very best for this gritty character study of a hardboiled career criminal whose chosen profession spells doom for any attempts to lead a normal life. Ida Lupino is...( read more) also great as his streetwise sidekick and the climax involves an exciting car chase and a stand off between a tommy gun toting Bogart and the police on a mountain top. The only real weaknesses for me came with some of the subplots which are the only reasons why it felt a little dated in places; namely the syrupy romance with a wholesome corn fed farm girl and the painfully cringeworthy comic relief with an Amos'n'Andy reject. The core of the film involving the heist and Bogie and Lupino's relationship are fantastic though. If you liked White Heat, you'll like this.
  • February 18, 2009
    although in the shadow of another great film in which bogart starred in the same year, high sierra was a pleasant suprise for me. most of the supporting actors werent actually that good, but the story was engaging, bogey was terrific as always, and the end of the film was perfec...( read more)t. its not often that a film is effective enough to get me rooting for the bad guy, but roy earl is as selfish as a gangster could be and is sympathetic at the same time. an underrated but worthwhile classic film.
  • January 24, 2008
    Bogart's ticket to stardom is either the story of a notorious bank robber with a heart of gold or the story of an cute little puppy that also happens to be a harbinger of DOOM!
  • October 27, 2006
    This movie explains why criminals can't be nice guys too.
  • October 29, 2009
    À première vue, on se dit "bon, encore une autre histoire de gangster déchu et d'amour impossible". Mais non, c'est beaucoup plus que ça. "High Sierra" est le film qui a lancé les carrières de deux icônes du cinéma américain: John Huston, qui signe le scénario, et Humphrey Bogart...( read more) dans son premier rôle principal. Inutile de dire qu'il défonce solidement l'écran.

    Pour couronner le tout, Raoul Walsh à la réalisation. Résultat: un excellent film de gangster avec beaucoup de personnalité et des performances de top qualité. Ida Lupino est parfaite pour Bogart, encore davantage que Lauren Bacall à mon avis. Leur chimie est tout simplement parfaite. Et elle a de la gueule comme lui. Un super divertissement orchestré par un homme en pleine maîtrise de son art.
  • October 17, 2009
    A very good Bogart movie, he's made many that were better, but it IS Bogart, An early film noir as well, before they were chic in hollywood.
  • October 4, 2009
    Decent Bogart film-noir. Liked his acting also.

    73/100
  • August 25, 2009
    Bogart always gets at least 4 stars. Bogie plays a hardened bank robber to a "T" and the dog gets him killed.
  • July 31, 2009
    While watching High Sierra I couldn't shake the feeling that the book will probably be better than the film. Many aspects of it appeared to be stock standard of Bogart films (not that that detracts from the fun of it), however a lot of elements of the storyline seemed to have no ...( read more)bearing on the end product. The resolution was, to me, an unsatisfying end to an average film.
  • December 31, 2008
    L.A. in 1941.
    Bogie is cool.

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