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You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 23, 1937

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Romance

User Score

71%

Original Title

You Only Live Once

Production Companies

Walter Wanger Productions, United Artists

Director

Fritz Lang

Budget

$575

Description

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.