White Heat (1949)

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring escape from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll robbery. Shortly after the plan goes into effect, things begin to go woefully astray. Academy Award Nominations: Best Motion Picture Story.

DVD FEATURES:

• In his last role as a heartless gangster, James Cagney embarks on a prison break of a lifetime in this chilling tale that features one of the most riveting finales in movie history.
  Source: Warner Home Video
  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

   

  Raoul Walsh

• Star:

   

  John Archer, James Cagney, Wally Cassell, Edmond O'Brien, Steve Cochran, Ford Rainey, Fred Clark, Virginia Mayo

• Producer:

   

  Louis F. Edelman

• Composer:

   

  Max Steiner

• Director of Photography:

   

  Sidney Hickox

• Editor:

   

  Owen Marks

• Writer:

   

  Ivan Goff

• Art Director:

   

  Edward Carrere

REVIEWS:

• "[A] hard-boiled masterpiece..." — Entertainment Weekly
• "Blisteringly paced by director Raoul Walsh and better than ever, this powerhouse cult movie marked a kind of comeback for Cagney." — USA Today
• "[An] exceptional gangster drama..." — Los Angeles Times

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