White Heat
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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
- Director
- Raoul Walsh
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $3M
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
White Heat appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Heist Movies Ranked #31
Placed at #31 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #38
Placed at #38 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
White Heat returned 2.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $3M
- Release date
- Sep 2, 1949
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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