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White Heat (1949)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 19  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.5/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Synopsis: James Cagney solidified his tough guy persona in this brutal gangster opus about a vicious man who still loves his Ma. Cody Jarrett, the leader of a gang out west, has been busy knocking over banks and holding up trains. Complicating matters some, he has in tow his beloved Ma, his cool blonde... James Cagney solidified his tough guy persona in this brutal gangster opus about a vicious man who still loves his Ma. Cody Jarrett, the leader of a gang out west, has been busy knocking over banks and holding up trains. Complicating matters some, he has in tow his beloved Ma, his cool blonde beauty, Verna, and a suave double-crossing hood, Big Ed. The feds manage to put Cody behind bars on a minor charge. They then decide to plant an undercover agent in Cody's prison cell to win his confidence and encourage him to spill the beans about his criminal history. After a prison riot, Cody escapes. He leads the police on a chase through a mazelike chemical factory that culminates Cody's life of crime... and Cody insists on going out in his own blaze of glory. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Steve Cochran, John Archer

Director: Raoul Walsh
Producer: Louis F. Edelman
Composer: Max Steiner

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 1, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region (unknown)
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Mono 1.0 English

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Its archetypal influence on later films like Goodfellas and the Al Pacino Scarface is striking, even if we can never again experience how new and bold it was back in its day....

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04/05/06
Mark Bourne
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Cagney, intenso como de hábito, cria um personagem que, apesar de sua óbvia instabilidade psicológica e de sua crueldade patológica, conquista o espectador com sua carência emocional.

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Pablo Villaca
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Chuck O'Leary
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Emanuel Levy
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Film noir masterpiece, with brilliant direction and visual style

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Michael E. Grost
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03/21/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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White Heat is vigorous and uncompromising. Cagney is all kinetic energy and raw nerve.

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02/24/05
John J. Puccio
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If you're looking for Cagney's best gangster role ever, you got it right here, on the top of the world.

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02/05/05
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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White Heat’s ultimate message: love’s a *****…even crypto-incestuous love.

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02/04/05
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
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Cagney's finest hour and one of the best gangster pictures ever made.

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04/23/04
Rob Vaux
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02/04/04
Lori Hoffman
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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A very entertaining classic gangster film from the 1940s.

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06/13/03
Dennis Schwartz
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Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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Powerful late-in-the-day gangster film.

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04/02/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Cagney's scariest performance anchors a gripping and somewhat kinky thriller.

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03/28/03
Dan Lybarger
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Cagney is unforgettable in this fascinating, brutal drama

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07/29/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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One of the best gangster films ever!
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