1941 · 100 min · NR

High Sierra

Name: High Sierra
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
Released: 1941
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Leslie

Directed by Raoul Walsh · Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller

High Sierra (1941) is a Crime film, directed by Raoul Walsh set in Sierra Nevada and Los Angeles during the 1940s. It runs 100 minutes and is rated NR.

A heist and film noir, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of fate & destiny and love & longing run throughout.

Composer

Adolph Deutsch

Cinematography

Tony Gaudio

Cast

Ida LupinoHumphrey BogartAlan CurtisArthur KennedyJoan LeslieHenry TraversHenry HullJerome Cowan

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Sierra NevadaLos Angeles

Setting

Mountain Urban

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Premise

Heist Film Noir

Themes

Fate & Destiny Love & Longing

Tone

BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Measured

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High Sierra

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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