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Key Largo

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Key Largo (1948)

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Reviews Counted: 26

Fresh: 25

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 8.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Gomez, John Rodney

Director: John Huston

Director: John Huston
Producer: Jerry Wald

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A little windy and rhetorical for my taste, but still one of John Huston's best efforts.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/08/08
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

Perfeclty tense atmosphere and performances, with the sparks flying between Bogart and Bacall.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/08/08
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
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Huston's wayward talent seldom lacked energy.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
04/08/08
Channel 4 Film

Edward G. Robinson deserves special praise.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/08/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Emphasis is on tension in the telling, and effective use of melodramatic mood has been used to point up the suspense.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/08/08
Variety Staff
Variety
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No review available.

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10/19/07
Cole Smithey
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Great cast headed by Bogart in Huston classic.

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06/07/07
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Like the similarly sweaty, claustrophobic 12 Angry Men, Key Largo is a rare adaptation of a stage play in which the physical constraints of the stagebound source material are a strength rather than a weakness.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
08/09/06
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Although the characters are basically stereotypes, they are lent the gift of life by a superlative cast.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Tom Milne
Time Out

The script prepared by Mr. Huston and Richard Brooks was too full of words and highly cross-purposed implications to give the action full chance.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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No review available.

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06/25/05
Emanuel Levy
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02/08/05
Mark R. Leeper
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Exciting crime thriller set in the Florida Keys during a late summer hurricane.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
12/31/04
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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05/19/04
Dragan Antulov
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No review available.

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03/12/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Taut Huston thriller with an unbeatable cast.

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02/12/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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01/17/04
Matt Bailey
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One of Bogart's half-dozen best, a tense and atmospheric classic.

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01/09/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Key Largo will always be remembered during hurricane season

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09/21/03
John A. Nesbit
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No review available.

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06/26/03
Jules Brenner
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