Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLane
Joan is the secretary to the public defender in a large city. She is in love with a career criminal named Eddie, and she believes that he is a basically good person who just had some tough breaks. She...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003
Stats: 37 reviews
Fritz Lang's amazing direction, the casting of Henry Fonda as an escaped convict and Sylvia Sidney as his wife make this film a real winner. Fonda does an amazing job. Sydney gives a very poignant performance. Well photraphed, excellent pace, moving and touching.
Sad tale of a luckless man and the woman who stands by him no matter what. Of course the acting is very fine and the direction good but the hopelessness of the film makes it more something to appreciate then actually enjoy.
C'est l'actrice Sylvia Sidney qui convainc Lang de se lancer dans la réalisation de You Only Live Once, une production de Walter Wanger, qui lui promet d'emblée de ne pas lui imposer de happy end. Cette fois, c'est le système judiciaire qui en prend pour son rhume. Eddie Taylor, ...( read more)
Another dark masterwork by Lang. There are some stomach-churning moments of pity for Fonda as a man against the system. Fonda looks like he is 20 years old in this film, but he is still a powerhouse of an actor. Combined with Lang's pessimistic vision, Fonda and the film excel.
This film may represent a a hollywoodization of the legendary Fritz Lang, but it's influence is the key as to why it is important in Hollywood history. It is the earliest example of a well-worn genre, which is why we are perhaps over-familiar with the narrative, but it cannot be ...( read more)
A Fritz Lang masterpiece dealing convincingly with its themes and storyline. Although suffering slightly from an overemphasis on pleas for justice and a few minor plot holes, there is little to dirty the pristine quality of the film.
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