The Petrified Forest
Directed by Delbert MannGabrielle 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.
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The Petrified Forest was released on May 30, 1955.
The Petrified Forest was directed by Delbert Mann.
The Petrified Forest has a runtime of 76m.
The Petrified Forest was produced by Fred Coe.
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.
The key characters in The Petrified Forest are Duke Mantee (Humphrey Bogart), Alan Squier (Henry Fonda), Gabby Maple (Lauren Bacall).
The Petrified Forest is a Drama, TV Movie film.