6.8The Petrified Forest · 1955
The Petrified Forest (1955) is a TV Movie / Drama film directed by Delbert Mann, starring Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall.
TV MovieDrama
6.8Overview
Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped in. A hitch-hiking writer, the disillusioned Alan Squier, appears and revitalizes her dreams of a better place, and finds his own sense of worth refreshed by this vital young girl. When Duke Mantee and his gang, wanted killers, show up and take hostages, Gabrielle falls in love with the poetic Alan, and Squier begins to see a way to give Gabby the life she deserves.
Cast
Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Paul Hartman, Jack Warden, Richard Jaeckel, Joseph Sweeney, Natalie Schafer
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What is "The Petrified Forest" about?
Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped in. A hitch-hiking writer, the disillusioned Alan Squier, appears and revitalizes her dreams of a better place, and finds his own sense of worth refreshed by this vital young girl. When Duke Mantee and his gang, wanted killers, show up and take hostages, Gabrielle falls in love with the poetic Alan, and Squier begins to see a way to give Gabby the life she deserves.
When was "The Petrified Forest" released?
The Petrified Forest was released in 1955.
Who stars in "The Petrified Forest"?
The cast includes Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Paul Hartman.
