High Sierra
1941 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 7.1 · 87% critics
A career criminal is unexpectedly freed from prison and pulled into planning a major robbery at an upscale resort. As the job comes together in the mountains, he wrestles with shifting loyalties, unexpected attachments, and a growing sense that the world has moved on without him.
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Details
- Years
- 1941
- Release date
- 1941-01-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (358 votes)
- Box office
- $1,489,000
- Budget
- $491,000
About
If you enjoy classic crime stories with a sympathetic outlaw, moody tension, and bursts of action, this is a solid pick; Not for you if you want a pure heist like The Asphalt Jungle or nonstop intensity like White Heat.
Pros: tense mid-film heist; strong emotional pull; memorable mountain chase | Cons: uneven side characters; some dated elements; romance can feel forced
Themes
- prison
- robbery
- film noir
- on the run
- dog
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Ida Lupino
as Marie
Humphrey Bogart
as Roy Earle
Alan Curtis
as Babe
Arthur Kennedy
as Red
Joan Leslie
as Velma
Henry Travers
as Pa
Henry Hull
as 'Doc' Banton
Jerome Cowan
as Healy
Minna Gombell
as Mrs. Baughmam
Barton MacLane
as Jake Kranmer
Directed by Raoul Walsh