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High Explosive (1943)

High Explosive poster
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man works a dangerous job handling dynamite. His work puts him and those around him at risk during World War Two.

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What happens

High Explosive is a 1943 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Maxwell Shane and Howard J. Green for Pine-Thomas Productions. The film stars Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Sanford, Rand Brooks and Dick Purcell. The film was released on March 27, 1943, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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