High Sierra

"HE KILLED... and there on the crest of Sierra's highest crag... HE MUST BE KILLED!"

Jan 25 1941 Approved 1h 40m
Action, Adventure, Crime

Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.

Plot

Roy 'Mad Dog' Earle is broken out of prison by an old associate who wants him to help with an upcoming robbery. When the robbery goes wrong and a man is shot and killed Earle is forced to go on the run, and with the police and an angry press hot on his tail he eventually takes refuge among the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas, where a tense siege ensues. But will the Police make him regret the attachments he formed with two women during the brief planning of the robbery.

Written by

John Huston, W.R. Burnett

Directed by

Raoul Walsh

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

6 wins total

Scores
# of Votes
20,184
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA