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You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once (1937)

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Release Date: Jan 29, 1937 Wide

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Archetypal depression-era stars Henry Fonda and Sylvia Sidney are felicitously teamed in Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once. Fonda plays an ex-convict who can't get a break on the "outside". He marries Sidney, who like her husband is one of life's losers. Framed on a murder rap, Fonda is forced to take it on the lam, with his wife and baby in tow. In trying to avoid capture, Fonda becomes a murderer for real, condemning himself and Sidney to an early demise. Partly based on the legend of Bonnie and

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Drama, Classics

Gene Towne, Graham Baker

Jun 24, 2003

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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (0) | DVD (6)

Fritz Lang's second American film... remains one of his all-time greatest.

March 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid
Combustible Celluloid

It always seems to be night and raining for its alienated main characters, who have only their love for each other to keep out the cold from the world.

November 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It stands as a clear precursor for such revered love-on-the-run films as Bonnie and Clyde, Badlands and They Live By Night, but is perhaps better than any of them.

August 5, 2003 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com
MovieMartyr.com

A top social drama, inspired by the real Bonnie and Clyde. Lang is in prime directing form.

August 21, 2002
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Audience Reviews for You Only Live Once

quite good early lang and henry fonda and sylvia sidney have lovely chemistry together. it's an early 'lovers on the run' story, similar to ray's 'they live by night'. i don't really see how this isn't considered film noir except that it's just outside the time frame
August 1, 2008
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Stella Dallas

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This movie reminded me of better movies from the 40s. It's an alright story and all, but I couldn't get into it, the dialogue was less than average, and so was the acting. Overall, not a great movie, but not horrible, it does have a realistic story.
October 2, 2010
ajv2688

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    1. Eddie Taylor: You only live once.
    – Submitted by Katie J (14 months ago)

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Foreign Titles

  • You Only Live Once (La vida es una sola) (DE)
  • You Only Live Once (La vida es una sola) (UK)
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