| | | Three Innocent People are Trapped by a Storm--and a Killer.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, English, French, Subtitled
A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall), her invalid father-in-law (Lionel Barrymore) and ex-GI Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart).McCloud's the one man capable of standing up against the belligerent Rocco. But the postwar world's realities may have taken all the fight out of him. John Huston co-wrote and compellingly directs this film of Maxwell Anderson's 1939 play with a searing Academy Award-winning* performance by Claire Trevor as Rocco's gold-hearted, boozy moll. In Huston's hands, it becomes a powerful, sweltering classic.Running Time: 101 min.Format: DVD MOVIE
"A true masterpiece. A landmark picture." Dan Peary, Guide For The Film Fanatic
"Dandy cast in adaptation of Maxwell Anderson's play..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
A notorious gangster (Edward G. Robinson) holds the residents of a hotel hostage during a tropical storm. This captivating cinematic adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson won an Academy Award for Claire Trevor's supporting role.
Plot Summary
Army veteran Frank McCloud visits the family of an Army buddy who was killed in the war, only to find that their Key West hotel has been taken over by a bunch of exiled gangsters who are orchestrating their own comeback.
| Features | Audio: English, French 2-Track Mono 2M | | Dubbed: French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 8/1/2006 |
| Running Time: 101 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1948 | | Catalog ID: 67684 | | UPC: 00012569676848 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | Pan and Scan (TV Format) 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1949) |  | Clarie Trevor, Winner, Best Supporting Actress |
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| | Professional Reviews | Total Film
"...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 03/01/2000 p.84FilmCritic.com 8 of 10
Bogart is always a pleasure to watch, and Key Largo is no exception, despite its rather overly dramatic -- yet simplistic -- plot structure involving a gangster (Robinson) who takes over a Florida hotel during a deadly hurricane. It ultimately pales next to other Bogart and Bacall work, though it's still a reasonably good watch that has stood up well over the last 50 years. - Christopher Null
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