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Key Largo (1948)

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Average Rating:8.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A notorious gangster (Edward G. Robinson) holds the residents of a hotel hostage during a tropical storm. This captivating cinematic adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson won an Academy Award... A notorious gangster (Edward G. Robinson) holds the residents of a hotel hostage during a tropical storm. This captivating cinematic adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson won an Academy Award for Claire Trevor's supporting role. [More]

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Gomez, John Rodney

Director: John Huston

Director: John Huston
Producer: Jerry Wald

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Feb 15, 2000

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Edward G. Robinson deserves special praise.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/08/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Huston's wayward talent seldom lacked energy.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
04/08/08
Channel 4 Film

The script prepared by Mr. Huston and Richard Brooks was too full of words and highly cross-purposed implications to give the action full chance.

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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times

This production is loaded with wit, and even though it’s obvious from the start that Frank’s going to be the hero, you can’t help feeling the tension and pleading with him to do the right thing.

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Brian Webster
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03/12/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

It ultimately pales next to other Bogart and Bacall work, though it's still a reasonably good watch that has stood up well over the last 50 years.

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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10/19/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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A little windy and rhetorical for my taste, but still one of John Huston's best efforts.

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04/08/08
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Exciting crime thriller set in the Florida Keys during a late summer hurricane.

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12/31/04
Dennis Schwartz
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05/19/04
Dragan Antulov
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06/25/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Perfeclty tense atmosphere and performances, with the sparks flying between Bogart and Bacall.

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04/08/08
Ian Nathan
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Empire Magazine

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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Key Largo will always be remembered during hurricane season

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09/21/03
John A. Nesbit
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03/18/03
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06/26/03
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Taut Huston thriller with an unbeatable cast.

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02/12/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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02/08/05
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09/23/02
Philip Martin
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