The Petrified Forest (Blu-ray)

AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!
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  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 22 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: May 21, 2013
  • Originally Released: 1936
  • Label: Turner Classic Movie

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 4,885
Rating: 4/5 -- Award-winning adaptation
Film Journal International
Jun 25, 2004
Rating: 3/4 -- Bogart's breakout, and for good reason. Full Review
LarsenOnFilm
Oct 13, 2013
Bogart more than met the challenge, giving a terrifying, menacing performance as Mantee, turning his movie career around.
Los Angeles Times
Jan 23, 2005
Very young people won't find The Petrified Forest much fun, but adults, who like wise and witty talk, with or without gunplay, should find it rewarding. Full Review
Maclean's Magazine
Sep 25, 2019
Rating: B- -- The screen version is still a play, but it's aturning point in the movie career of Humphrey Bogart, who had played the gangster's role on stage and then in a TV version with his wife (in Bette davis role) Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Jul 5, 2011
Rating: 4/5 -- Stagebound and very literary, but still good,
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Apr 24, 2003
Darker looks have never been cast on celluloid. Full Review
Brooklyn Magazine
Nov 9, 2016

Product Description:

This heartfelt drama about a gangster on the run is the film for which Humphrey Bogart first received wide-scale recognition. Bogie and costar Leslie Howard were both brought on board after appearing in the successful stage play by Pulitzer prize-winner Robert E. Sherwood. Director Archie Mayo follows the original closely to create a fast-paced and gripping suspense drama with existential motifs. Leslie Howard plays a perfect gentleman--a lonely intellectual in search of meaning. When he lands in a deserted café, he finds what he's looking for in the form of young Bette Davis, whose character yearns for the artistic climate of gay Paris. But both Howard and Davis are in for a bumpy ride when dangerous gangster played by Bogart takes over, holding up the joint at gunpoint. The small group of hostages take turns telling their tales, fearing death, while Bogie plots to reunite with his gang and his girl. Few films in history can stand up to THE PETRIFIED FOREST, which combines the words of literary giant Robert E. Sherwood with the sizzling performances of Howard, Davis, and Bogart.

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