I Died a Thousand Times (1955) ( I Died a 1,000 Times )

I Died a Thousand Times (1955) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: I Died a 1,000 Times
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Mono )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Posters
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Stuart Heisler

Written By:
W.R. Burnett

Actors:
Jack Palance ..... Roy Earle
Shelley Winters ..... Marie Garson
Lori Nelson ..... Velma
Lee Marvin ..... Babe Kossuck
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez ..... Chico
Lon Chaney Jr. ..... Big Mac
Earl Holliman ..... Red
Perry Lopez ..... Louis Mendoza
Richard Davalos ..... Lon Preisser
Howard St. John ..... Doc Banton
Olive Carey ..... Ma Goodhue
Ralph Moody ..... Pa Goodhue
James Millican ..... Jack Kranmer
Bill Kennedy ..... Sheriff

Synopsis:

I Died a Thousand Times is a scene-by-scene remake of the 1941 crime-drama classic High Sierra. JACK PALANCE steps into the old Humphrey Bogart role as Roy "Mad Dog" Earle, the ageing bank robber who intends to pull off one last heist before retiring. Sprung from prison by likeable crime boss Big Mac (Lon Chaney Jr.), Earle is commissioned to mastermind the robbery of a resort hotel. His partners in crime include the hotheaded, immature Babe (LEE MARVIN) and Red (EARL HOLLIMAN), as well as "inside man" Mendoza (Perry Lopez). Also along for the ride is Marie (Shelley Winters), a dance-hall girl whom Babe has picked up. Marie falls in love with Earle, but he has eyes only for Velma (Lori Nelson), the club-footed daughter of a farmer (Ralph Moody) whom Earle had earlier befriended. Intending to use his share of the loot to finance Velma's operation, Earle goes through with the robbery, only to be thwarted by the ineptitude of his partners, the treachery of the late Big Mac's successors, and, finally, the fickle Velma. With the faithful Marie by his side, Earle makes a desperate escape into the High Sierras, but fate is still against him. Essentially an itinerary of what has previously "clicked" in High Sierra, I Died a Thousand Times makes a few concessions to changing tastes and mores; the stereotype comedy-relief character played by black actor Willie Best in the original film, for example, has been replaced by the more "acceptable" (at least by 1950s terms) stereotyped Mexican played by Gonzales-Gonzales. While the 1955 film cannot match the excellence of its 1941 role model, I Died a Thousand Times works pretty well on its own terms.

The picture tells of Roy "Mad Dog" Earle (Jack Palance), an aging bank robber who intends to pull off one last heist before retiring. Sprung from prison by crime boss Big Mac (Lon Chaney Jr.), Earle agrees to plan the robbery of a resort hotel. His partners include the hotheaded Babe (Lee Marvin), Red (Earl Holliman), and Louis Mendoza (Perry Lopez), as the "inside man." Along for the ride is Marie (Shelley Winters), a dance-hall girl whom Babe recently met. Marie falls in love with Earle, but he is more interested in Velma (Lori Nelson), the club-footed daughter of a farmer (Ralph Moody) whom Earle had earlier befriended. Intending to use his share of the loot to pay for Velma's needed operation, Earle goes through with the robbery, only to be thwarted by the ineptitude of his gang, the treachery of the late Big Mac's successors, and the fickle Velma. With the still faithful Marie by his side, Earle makes a desperate escape into the High Sierras, but noir fate is against him.

I Died a Thousand Times (1955) is a color film noir directed by Stuart Heisler. The drama features Jack Palance as paroled bank robber Roy Earle, with Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Lon Chaney, Jr.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 21 March, 2025.