AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

tomsview At the time it was made, this film was criticised as being an unnecessary remake of "High Sierra", which starred Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino. Maybe they had a point, but this version has such an interesting cast, I'm glad they did.Jack Palance plays Roy Earle, a career criminal who is released from prison through the machinations of mob boss Big Mac (Lon Chaney Jnr.) to perform one last robbery at a resort hotel.He teams up with two inexperienced and impulsive criminals, Babe and Red played by Lee Marvin and Earl Holliman. He also meets two women, one who loves him, Marie, (Shelley Winters) and one who doesn't, Velma (Lori Nelson). Eventually he ends up on that mountainside alone and pinned down by the police. What an amazing actor Jack Palance was. A big guy, he exuded a sense of danger like few others – he had been a heavyweight boxer before the war and everything about him said he was not a man to mess with. Apart from his look, he was also as intense an actor as Marlon Brando. His Roy Earl is like a coiled spring except when in the company of Velma, the girl with the clubfoot who ultimately rejects him. Shelley Winters' as Marie gives a variation on her Alice from "A Place in the Sun", but she gains sympathy as a woman who is grasping for love and security in all the wrong places.The other fascinating thing about the film is spotting stars in early roles. Lee Marvin, Earl Holliman and even Nick Adams, the future Johnny Yuma, in a tiny role as a frightened bellhop. Dennis Hopper is also there as an annoying teen. WR Burnett wrote the story. However Roy Earle's interest in the very young Velma, encouraged by her father was an off touch that remained awkward in both movie versions. "I Died a Thousand Times" is a good-looking production. In colour this time, with the widescreen process doing justice to the grandeur of the landscape. Although the film was considered outdated in romanticising a violent criminal like Roy Earle, it's really more of a study of a man whose approach to life and personal code of honour is out of step with the world he lives in.It's interesting to compare the two versions.

Richie-67-485852 This is entertainment and it holds well. A decent story line and insight into the weak criminal mind of yesteryear. Stealing, lying and cheating anyone can do but becoming a criminal that is good at it is not found here. Still, as you watch, the movie makes you wonder what you would have done as it presents a series of choices that can give different endings. The one presented here brought closure to the movie but back then, it could turn out any which way. He could have gotten the loot, the girl and lived happily ever after and then some. Perhaps he did? Hollywood had the final say. Bogart did this flick too and he is a joy to behold in the part. Recommend a snack of your choosing, a tasty drink and enjoy the scenery where this was filmed and the time-out from your own little world and get into this one

MartinHafer Roy Earle is a professional criminal--one of the toughest and best at his job. When he is unexpectedly released from prison, it is because someone big wanted a big heist and they pulled strings to get him. On his way to the location of his new partners up in the Sierras, he meets a very poor family and befriends them. He also later befriends a cute little dog. Both these acts of kindness are very atypical for such a hardened man and, sadly, BOTH end up causing him nothing but grief in the end. I am a film purist when it comes to remakes. My opinion has always been that if the original film is great, it shouldn't be remade--remakes are only for films with SERIOUS flaws that can corrected in the remake. So, I am a VERY difficult sell for a film like "I Died a Thousand Times", as it's a remake both of the classic Bogart picture "High Sierra" as well as Joel McCrea's "Colorado Territory"==and both films have a higher IMDb rating as well."I Died a Thousand Times" turns out to be an extremely well made film--mostly because it is practically an exact copy of "High Sierra" and because Jack Palance was quite nice in the lead. The only major differences is the wonderful color film stock--it looks great because of the wonderful mountain locations. As for the acting, it's about on par with the original. So, if it offers no real major advantage, why not just see the original--especially since it stars Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino and is a classic. This 1955 version could have become a classic--if the story had been original. Good but see the original!

edwagreen This film, a remake of the Bogie classic "High Sierra" was excellent because it deals with a deep character study.As usual, Shelley Winters was wonderful. She is especially at the top of her game when she plays nervous, frustrated individuals calling out for attention while totally lost in her environment.Winters was equally matched by a tremendous Jack Palance performance. As vicious as he is depicting, the man shows some heart by taking an interest in a crippled girl only to be spurned for his efforts. Seething after this, he has no regrets whatsoever about the life of crime he has chosen.It is interesting how Palance describes the up and coming criminal as not having what it takes. He comes from the old school. Ironically, Roy Earl (Palance) knew what it would take to make a successful heist; but at the same time he knew what pitfalls would ultimately lead to disaster. He is himself a victim when his robbery attempt goes awry through no fault of his own.