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Chetniks!

1943 · 73 min

A brisk, earnest wartime adventure of raids, bluffing and hostage swaps, stirring rather than subtle, with a steady hum of danger.

Tagline
ANNOUNCING -- THE MOST STIRRING PICTURE RELEASED THIS YEAR! THRILL FOLLOWS THRILL IN THIS LIVING DRAMA...THAT FLAMES OUT OF TODAY'S ELECTRIFYING HEADLINES!
Overview
Subtitled The Fighting Guerillas, Chetniks tells the story of Serbian guerilla fighter General Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović. Based on the General's own memoirs, the film depicts Mihailovitch (played here by Philip Dorn) as a selfless idealist, leading his resistance troops, known as the Chetniks, on one raid after another against the Germans during WW II.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • family
  • loyalty
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
war, drama
Directed by
Louis King
Written by
Jack Andrews, Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Starring
Philip Dorn, Anna Sten, Shepperd Strudwick, Virginia Gilmore, Martin Kosleck, Felix Basch
Runtime
73 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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