Key Largo (film)

Key Largo is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall. The supporting cast features Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. The film was adapted by Richard Brooks and Huston from Maxwell Anderson's 1939 play of the same name. Key Largo was the fourth and final film pairing of actors Bogart and Bacall, after To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), and Dark Passage (1947). Claire Trevor won the 1948 Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of alcoholic former nightclub singer Gaye Dawn.

Key Largo
Australian theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Huston
Screenplay by
  • Richard Brooks
  • John Huston
Based onKey Largo
1939 play
by Maxwell Anderson
Produced byJerry Wald
Starring
CinematographyKarl Freund
Edited byRudi Fehr
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 16, 1948 (1948-07-16)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.8 million
Box office$3.3 million (US/Canada rentals)
$4.4 million (worldwide)
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