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Key Largo

Movie · 1948 · 100 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic standoff that tightens like a vise, with storm-soaked tension and weary moral weight.

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1948 film by John Huston
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Year
1948
Runtime
100 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • power
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, film noir, comedy drama, crime, thriller, gangster, crime thriller, crime drama
Directed by
John Huston
Written by
John Huston, Richard Brooks, Maxwell Anderson
Starring
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez, Monte Blue, Marc Lawrence
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Karl Freund
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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