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To Have and Have Not

Play trailer 2:38 Poster for To Have and Have Not Released Jan 20, 1945 1h 40m Adventure Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review James Agee TIME Magazine Lauren Bacall has cinema personality to burn, and she burns both ends against an unusually little middle. Aug 15, 2014 Full Review 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 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand ... it comes down to the superb chemistry between the stars, who fell in love in real life. You can feel the attraction in their scenes together. Apr 29, 2025 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kyle M Humphrey Bogart’s reliable caliber shows political elusion in an ever-sharp deliverance, bolstering this non-engaging bland parallel to “Casablanca” with an adjacent deck, further advocating Ernest Hemingway’s thought regarding the source material being his worst. (B) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/05/25 Full Review Jithin K There's something very different about almost every scene and dialogue in this movie that works in a weird way. I still think Bogart looks too old just like I thought in Casablanca. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Grégory D 94 % ??? Oh no, that's so boring compares with Casablanca. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/18/24 Full Review 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 Full Review John S Very sophisticated for its time. Irresistible chemistry. Sexy and fun. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/05/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Howard Hawks

Director

Humphrey Bogart

Harry "Steve" Morgan

Lauren Bacall

Marie "Slim" Browning

Walter Brennan

Eddie

Hoagy Carmichael

Cricket

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
Howard Hawks
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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