Key Largo (1948)

Directed by

John Huston

Genre

drama film, comedy film, film noir, crime film, comedy drama, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 589 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former Army officer visits the Florida Keys and finds himself trapped in a hotel with a ruthless gangster and his entourage during a hurricane. He must decide between staying neutral or standing up to the gangster's threats.

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What happens

Key Largo is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall. The supporting cast features Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. The film was adapted by Richard Brooks and Huston from Maxwell Anderson's 1939 play of the same name. Key Largo was the fourth and final film pairing of actors Bogart and Bacall, after To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), and Dark Passage (1947). Claire Trevor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 21st Academy Awards in 1948 for her portrayal of alcoholic former nightclub singer Gaye Dawn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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