High (1969)
1h 20m
Running Time
April 2, 1969Release Date
Plot.
Tom, an amoral Montreal drifter who supports himself by peddling dope and fleecing lonely woman, hooks up with Vicky, a straight-laced librarian, and initiates her, all too well, into his criminal ways.
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Cast & Crew.
Lanny Beckman
Tom
Astri Thorvik
Vicky
Peter Mathews
Joyce Cay
Denis Payne
Laurie Wynn Kent
Doris Cowan
Mortie Golub
Carol Epstein
Al Mayoff
Melinda McCracken
Larry Kent
Producer / Writer / Director
Paul Van der Linden
Director of Photography
Pierre Savard
Editor
Paul Kirby
Jack Esbein
Details.
Release DateApril 2, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsMontreal, Canada
Genres
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Wiki.
High is a film released in 1967, directed by Larry Kent and starring Lanny Beckman, Astri Thorvik, Peter Mathews, Joyce Cay, and Denis Payne. Filmed in Montreal, it is likely most-remembered for being banned by the censors of Quebec immediately before its scheduled premiere at the Montreal International Film Festival for its use of drugs, nudity, and explicit sex scenes.
In defense, celebrities such as Jean Renoir, Fritz Lang, and even Warren Beatty came to High 's defense as a film of art, rather than gratuity.