To Have and Have Not

Released Jan 20, 1945

1h 40m

Adventure

Romance

Comedy

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36 Reviews

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In Vichy France, fishing boat captain Harry (Humphrey Bogart) avoids getting involved in politics, refusing to smuggle French Resistance fighters into Martinique. But when a Resistance client is shot before he can pay, Harry agrees to help hotel owner Gerard (Marcel Dalio) smuggle two fighters to the island. Harry is further swayed by Slim (Lauren Bacall), a wandering American girl, and when the police take his friend Eddie (Walter Brennan) hostage, he is forced to fight for the Resistance.

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Critics Consensus

With Howard Hawks directing and Bogey and Bacall in front of the cameras, To Have and Have Not benefits from several levels of fine-tuned chemistry -- all of which ignite on screen.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

In many ways the ultimate Hawks film: clear, direct, and thoroughly brilliant.

Aug 15, 2014

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James Agee

TIME Magazine

Lauren Bacall has cinema personality to burn, and she burns both ends against an unusually little middle.

Aug 15, 2014

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Herman G. Weinberg

Sight & Sound

Asking an audience to laugh for two hours at the delirium tremens of a man suffering from alcoholism is a grisly thing.

Aug 15, 2014

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Zita Short

InSession Film

Bogart and Hawks, the veterans with a lot of pedigree, deserve an even larger share of the blame, as they didn’t pull their weight in a situation where they had all sorts of resources handed to them.

Feb 2, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Bogie and Bacall make an engaging onscreen duo, delivering their lines with just the right amount of cynicism and coyness.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 15, 2020

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Nathanael Hood

The Retro Set

The effortless chemistry between Bogart and Bacall help distract from the fact that To Have and Have Not has little more going for it.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 29, 2018

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GrÃ©gory D

94 % ??? Oh no, that's so boring compares with Casablanca.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Alec B

Bacall is dynamite in this, so obviously a star from the first second she appears on camera. The movie is typical of Hawks, a hang out movie masquerading as a romantic thriller.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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John S

Very sophisticated for its time. Irresistible chemistry. Sexy and fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/05/23

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SoFla B

It bears just the sketchiest resemblance to the book, and the story reworked here is kinda lame, but who cares? Lauren Bacall, only 19, was mind-blowing. Bogie appears genuinely smote in his scenes with Bacall. They end in real life getting married, though he was decades older, and by her account, they were incredibly happy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/23

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CodyZamboni

Movie's Casablanca like story takes a backseat to strong characters, snappy dialogue, and powerhouse chemistry between Bogart and newcomer, Lauren Bacall. In her first movie, Bacall exudes instant starpower. Her and Bogart both blow everyone off the screen, although Dolores Moran does have her moments. Speaking of moments, it is cool when Bogart gets pushed too far, and finally stands up to the Vichy pricks who control Martinique,

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/23

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Larry L

Some wonderful moments between Bogey and Bacall, and between Hoagy and Bacall as well. Yes, it's "Casablanca Light," but then this has Bacall's "Maybe It Happens This Way" solo--whew!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/22

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Howard Hawks

Director

Humphrey Bogart

Harry "Steve" Morgan

Lauren Bacall

Marie "Slim" Browning

Walter Brennan

Eddie

Hoagy Carmichael

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Dan Seymour

Capt. M. Renard

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Synopsis

In Vichy France, fishing boat captain Harry (Humphrey Bogart) avoids getting involved in politics, refusing to smuggle French Resistance fighters into Martinique. But when a Resistance client is shot before he can pay, Harry agrees to help hotel owner Gerard (Marcel Dalio) smuggle two fighters to the island. Harry is further swayed by Slim (Lauren Bacall), a wandering American girl, and when the police take his friend Eddie (Walter Brennan) hostage, he is forced to fight for the Resistance.

Director: Howard Hawks
Producer: Jack L. Warner
Screenwriter: Ernest Hemingway, Jules Furthman, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett
Distributor: MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers
Genre: Adventure, Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 20, 1945, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2016
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1), 35mm

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