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Movie Info

Aging mobster Big Mac (Donald MacBride) is looking to pull off one more heist before he retires. With his sights set on robbing a California casino, Big Mac breaks one of his former associates, Roy Earle (Humphrey Bogart), out of prison to mastermind the job. When the robbery goes awry, Earle is forced to go on the lam and settles for the night in the hills of the nearby Sierra Nevadas. But, with the cops on his tail, Earle is soon forced to fend off the law from the mountains.

Genre:

crime, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Raoul Walsh
Writer:

W. R. Burnett, John Huston
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 24, 1941 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 21, 2016
Runtime:

1h 40m
Production Co:

Warner Brothers
Sound Mix:

Mono
Aspect Ratio:

35mm, Flat (1.37:1)

Cast & Crew

Humphrey Bogart
Roy"Mad Dog" Earle

Ida Lupino
Marie Garson

Alan Curtis
"Babe" Kozak

Arthur Kennedy
"Red" Hattery

Joan Leslie
Velma "Pat" Baughmam

Henry Hull
"Doc" Banton

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Critic Reviews for High Sierra

All Critics (20) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (2)

So much time is spent on building up Roy's character and his misguided motivations for financially helping Velma that the film noir elements never quite take hold.

August 5, 2020 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
The movie is very good, beautifully performed by Bogart and Ida Lupino. [Full review in Spanish]

September 17, 2019 | Full Review…

Jose Maria Santos
Cine-Mundial
Story and reality so often become mixed in High Sierra that it's hard to separate the two...

June 21, 2015 | Full Review…

Sean Axmaker
Parallax View
A genre crossroads where gangster nostalgia gazes ahead to the antihero alienation of film noir

June 3, 2012 | Full Review…

Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
Raoul Walsh's well directed crime noir marks a turning point in the career of Bogart, who became a movie star in 1941, same year in which Maltese Falcon was also released.

June 8, 2011 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Unusual mix of gangster, big heist movie and romantic drama.

July 17, 2009 | Full Review…

Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television
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November 23, 2007 | Rating: 5/5

Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
Remarkably, Walsh handles this potentially deadly material as if it were the most crackerjack of action pictures.

October 29, 2006 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
Great Bogie crime film with an iconic ending.

June 9, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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October 19, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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August 13, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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May 14, 2004 | Rating: 5/5

Robin Clifford
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Audience Reviews for High Sierra

Jan 09, 2012

Great suspense and fabulous chemistry between Bogey and Ida Lupino

John B Super Reviewer
Nov 13, 2011

Bogart's first great role and great direction from Walsh makes this early noir a gangster masterpiece.

Graham J Super Reviewer
Sep 05, 2010

A perfect movie of romance and gangsters. It's exciting, dramatic, and romantic. I loved it, and I highly recommend it.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Apr 14, 2010

Different then any other gangster flick Ive seen

Brody M Super Reviewer