Production Year: 1948 - Thriller - Director: John Huston - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Marc Lawrence, Thomas Gomez, John Rodney more
Captivating cinematic adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson. A notorious gangster (Robinson) holds the residents of a hotel hostage during a tropical storm. Academy Awards:... more
Key Largo [1948] [DVD]
John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) directed this smart thriller about a gangster (Edward G. ... more
Robinson) who holds a number of people hostage in a hotel on the Florida keys during a tropical storm. Humphrey Bogart is the returning war veteran who takes on t...
Key Largo [1948] [DVD]
John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) directed this smart thriller about a gangster (Edward G. ... more
Robinson) who holds a number of people hostage in a hotel on the Florida keys during a tropical storm. Humphrey Bogart is the returning war veteran who takes on t...
Key Largo DVD
A hurricane swells outside but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key ... more
Largo. There sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) holes up and holds at gunpoint hotel owner Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall) and ex-GI Frank McCloud (...
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A review by ProfPavilion on Key Largo (DVD) July 16th, 2000
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Good
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Standard
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
Great cast
Disadvantages:
None - it's a killer !
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Now this contains some of my favourite actors, Bogie, Eddie G, Lionel B and Lauren.
This is a really sharp socio-economic attack on the post war years, but it is also a really hoofing good thriller too. John Huston was such a brilliant director and this is him at his world weary best.
Eddie G just has to be about the most fabulous villain of all time, all snarls and curled lips - even when he plays it straight [Double Indemnity] he is still magnificent.
Even though this is really shot in just one set, Houston manages to convey all the tension and drama superbly!
Advantages: screen legends at or close to the top of their game Disadvantages: basically one location - adapted theatre play
Key Largo is one of Bogart's key films and marks another outing with his off-screen partner Lauren Bacall. He typically plays the reluctant hero and while he delivers a good performance, the true strength of the film, like so many others of this era, is in the ensemble playing. Bacall proves a good foil though she is less of a temptress than in the Big Sleep. Edward G Robinson burns up the screen as the mob boss forced to take refuge in the hotel ... ...as the moll whose best years are behind her.
Compared to today's films there's a stagey feel and a lack of action but Key Largo has layers and the story delivers a commentary on the society of the time which has more than a few echos in the modern day ...
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Plot: A tense story about a gang leader who holds the owners of a Florida hotel hostage during a hurricane.
DVD Description
Captivating cinematic adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson. A notorious gangster (Robinson) holds the residents of a hotel hostage during a tropical storm. Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress--Claire Trevor.
Special Features: Trailer, Scene Access, Interactive Menus
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen
Sound: Mono
Dubbing Sound: Mono English
Professional reviews
Review: "...A dark, claustrophobic thriller....John Huston directs with care, getting his pressure cooker up and bubbling, then letting it build towards the inevitable conclusion..." -- 4 out of 5 stars (Total Film, p.84, 01/03/2000)
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