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Hell and High Water poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 64.8 / 100
1954·Action / Adventure / Drama·1h 43m

HELL AND HIGH WATER

“29 men and one woman ... in the captive world of a submarine !”

A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously plotted schoolboy fiction with submarine spectacle and cold war heroics.

Above the Line
Samuel Fuller·DirectorJesse Lasky Jr.·ScreenplaySamuel Fuller·ScreenplayJoseph MacDonald·Director of PhotographyAlfred Newman·Original Music ComposerJames B. Clark·Editor
Cast
Richard Widmark·Capt. Adam JonesBella Darvi·Denise MontelVictor Francen·Prof. MontelCameron Mitchell·'Ski' BrodskiGene Evans·Chief HolterDavid Wayne·Tugboat WalkerStephen Bekassy·NeumanRichard Loo·Hakada FujimoriRobert Adler·Welles (uncredited)Eugene Borden·French Reporter (uncredited)
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Samuel Fuller·Director
Writing· 3
Jesse Lasky Jr.·ScreenplaySamuel Fuller·ScreenplayDavid Hempstead·Story
Camera· 1
Joseph MacDonald·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
James B. Clark·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Alfred Newman·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
Travilla·Costume Designer
Production· 1
Raymond A. Klune·Producer
By the Numbers
64.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
IMDb
80%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Hell and High Water's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serious, Tense
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a man in a white sailor cap and dark jacket looking to the left, standing next to a piece of machinery. Below him, the title "HELL AND”

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Key Elements
Sailor CapMachineryGunShip
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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