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I Died a Thousand Times is a american film of genre Drama directed by Stuart Heisler released in USA on 9 november 1955 with Jack Palance
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
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Add to a movie listI Died a Thousand Times is a 1955 color film noir directed by Stuart Heisler. The drama features Jack Palance as paroled bank robber Roy Earle, with Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin, Earl Holliman, Perry Lopez, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Lon Chaney, Jr.
I Died a Thousand Times is a scene-by-scene remake of the 1941 High Sierra, which was based upon a novel by W.R. Burnett and starred Humphrey Bogart as Earle. The same story had also been transformed into a Western in 1949, Colorado Territory with Joel McCrea.
The film marks the third motion picture appearance of Dennis Hopper's six-decade career, and Nick Adams makes an uncredited appearance as a bellhop.
Synopsis
Roy "Mad Dog" Earle (Jack Palance), an aging bank robber, intends to pull off one last heist before retiring.Actors
Jack Palance
(Roy Earle / Roy Collins)
Shelley Winters
(Marie Garson)
Lori Nelson
(Velma)
Lee Marvin
(Babe Kossuck)
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez
(Chico)
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