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Humphrey Bogart stars as Rip Murdock, a World War II veteran ensnared in a web of crime and conspiracy when his best friend, Johnny Drake (William Prince), disappears en route to Washington, D.C., to receive a war medal. Murdock follows the trail to Drake's hometown in the Deep South, where he finds his friend's body burned .. Read more
| Starring | Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane |
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| Director | John Cromwell |
| Genres | Drama |
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Humphrey Bogart stars as Rip Murdock, a World War II veteran ensnared in a web of crime and conspiracy when his best friend, Johnny Drake (William Prince), disappears en route to Washington, D.C., to receive a war medal. Murdock follows the trail to Drake's hometown in the Deep South, where he finds his friend's body burned beyond recognition at the local morgue. Murdock, determined to find the murderer, begins his own investigation but soon falls for Drake's ex-girlfriend, femme fatale Cory Chandler (Lizabeth Scott). When Murdock finds his first lead dead in his own hotel room, he begins to suspect that Chandler may be a lot more than just a local singer. Directed by acclaimed veteran John Cromwell (SO ENDS OUR NIGHT, ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS), DEAD RECKONING provides sharp and merciless suspense. The dark, winding plot twists in this classic film noir are held together and energized throughout by Bogart's commanding, inimitable screen presence and his paradoxically expressive, world-weary deadpan.
| Starring | Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane, William Prince, Wallace Ford, William Forrest, James Bell, George Chandler, Marvin Miller |
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| Director | John Cromwell |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1947 To Rent: DVD: 27 Jan 2003 |
Dour, complexly plotted thriller, a typical Hollywood film noir of the post-war years but a long way behind Gilda in likeability. The hero confesses the plot to a priest, and all the way it is more glum than fun.
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Cinderella with a husky voice
A key film in the noir genre clearly influenced by The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep. Bogart is a paratrooper who reluctantly becomes both the hunter and the... read more »
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near miss
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Worth watching only for Bogart
It is hard to imagine how Bogart kept a straight face while making this film. The plot is absurd, with coincidences and chance encounters galore, the scenery ... read more »
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Humph can't fail
Not supposed to be one of his better ones, this is in fact a darn good thriller with Bogart playing his part with the ease that would probably have made him the... read more »