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      Hell and High Water

      Released Feb 6, 1954 1h 43m Adventure List
      80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 38% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Mercenary sub commander, Captain Adam Jones (Richard Widmark), sells his services to noted atomic scientist Professor Montel (Victor Francen) and his daughter, Denise (Bella Darvi). Professor Montel is convinced the Communists are about to launch a nuclear attack on Korea from an island in the Arctic and blame it on the United States. Captain Jones does not care about politics, but the earnest Professor and his supporters win him over to their cause and they try to thwart the Communist's plans. Read More Read Less

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      Fernando F. Croce Slant Magazine Hell and High Water more than holds its own with such other all-business '50s naval flicks as The Enemy Below and Run Silent Run Deep. Rated: 3/4 May 23, 2007 Full Review Francois Truffaut Arts (France) Fuller’s direction is merely adequate; color has been used in an amusing way, but without taste. Richard Widmark is prodigiously bored; Victor Francen, with his feverish chin, parodies himself. May 6, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy In the annals of cinematic submarine sagas, this one rests toward the middle of the pack. Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 8, 2021 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com A definite find for Fuller fans, Hell and High Water is the antithesis of 1950s studio era action cinema, outfitted with the director's usual grim demeanor and pronounced pessimism. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews This is a tepid film by Sam Fuller standards, but still has enough salt in it to burn. Rated: B- Nov 24, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member a good cold war submarine movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Fair action-adventure with the underwater scenes better and more tense than those on land. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member The Submarine and their Scientists race to try to save the world--It's a bread and butter Sci-fi adventure that happens to involve a submarine. If you're a fan of both, you will enjoy this movie. If you're looking for great artful movie that sings to your humanity, then go watch 'The Shawshank Redemption'!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Dull and predictable flag-waver in which brave and hardy Americans, assisted by a few rest-of-the-world experts, save the planet from the Red Menace. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as well written or engaging as other fuller flicks. But still Watchable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Samuel Fuller n'a pas totalement tort en disant que son film a des airs de BD : une organisation secrète qui tente d'empêcher les communistes d'utiliser la bombe atomique contre des innocents, un équipage de baroudeurs, un vieux scientifique et sa jeune assistante... Rien de vraisemblable là-dedans. Fuller n'aimait pas non plus ce film, et ça se sent : le scénario est faible (tant en intrigue qu'en action), mais le Cinémascope est toutefois utilisé de manière habile à défaut d'être géniale : les plans du sous-marin rendent justice à cette image fortement rectangulaire, par exemple. Richard Widmark est bien sans être inoubliable, mais c'est surtout Victor Francen qui m'a emballé. Gene Evans est un peu trop effacé, et Bella Darvi n'est pas terrible. Un Fuller en demi-teinte, même pour une oeuvre de commande. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Mercenary sub commander, Captain Adam Jones (Richard Widmark), sells his services to noted atomic scientist Professor Montel (Victor Francen) and his daughter, Denise (Bella Darvi). Professor Montel is convinced the Communists are about to launch a nuclear attack on Korea from an island in the Arctic and blame it on the United States. Captain Jones does not care about politics, but the earnest Professor and his supporters win him over to their cause and they try to thwart the Communist's plans.
      Director
      Samuel Fuller
      Screenwriter
      Samuel Fuller, Jesse Lasky Jr.
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 6, 1954, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      May 22, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 43m