I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times is a 1955 American CinemaScope Warnercolor film noir directed by Stuart Heisler. The drama stars Jack Palance as paroled bank robber Roy Earle, and Shelley Winters. It co-stars Lori Nelson, Lee Marvin and Gonzalez Gonzalez, with Lon Chaney, Earl Holliman, Perry Lopez, Richard Davalos and Howard St. John
Plot
Roy "Mad Dog" Earle, an aging bank robber, intends to pull off one last heist before retiring. Sprung from prison by crime boss Big Mac, Earle agrees to plan the robbery of a resort hotel. His partners include the hotheaded Babe Kossuck, easy-going Red Hattery, and an "inside man" at the hotel, Louis Mendoza. Along for the ride is Marie Garson, a dance-hall girl whom Babe recently met.
More details
| author | W. R. Burnett |
|---|---|
| director | Stuart Heisler |
| editor | Clarence Kolster, A.C.E. |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | bank robber crime boss inside man mad dog resort hotel sierra nevada |
| musicBy | David Buttolph |
| producer | Willis Goldbeck |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | film noir heist romantic drama |