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High and Low
Release Date: March 01, 1963
Year | : | 1963 |
Slogan | : | «From Akira Kurosawa, director of "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro" comes a tense, taut film of a modern "perfect crime" with more excitement than even Hitchcock could create.» |
Genres | : | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
Production Companies | : | TOHO, Kurosawa Production |
Director | : | Akira Kurosawa |
Producers | : | Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ryūzō Kikushima, Hiroshi Nezu |
Writers | : | Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Evan Hunter, Ryūzō Kikushima, Eijirô Hisaita |
RunTime | : | 142 mins. |
Budget | : | 250000 |
A shoe company executive who has mortgaged everything he has becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and is conflicted over whether he should pay the ransom.
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Trailer: High and Low (1963) Original Trailer [4K]
Featurette: 'High and Low' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
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