# High Sierra (1941)

> A weary ex-con seeks one last robbery and a chance at ordinary freedom, but the mountains become the stage for his violent past and fragile attachments to collide.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16779

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
- Director: Raoul Walsh
- Cast: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Leslie, Henry Travers, Henry Hull, Jerome Cowan
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033717/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: hard-boiled, melancholic, nostalgic, classic cinema night, film noir marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of crime and survival unfolds in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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