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The Bay of Death

1926 · 84 min

A stark, slow silent-era drama of loyalty and sacrifice, heavy with dread and revolutionary resolve.

Directed by
Abram Room
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vasili Yaroslavtsev, Nikolai Saltykov, Leonid Yurenyov
Overview
A machinist on a Navy ship has two sons, both bolcheviks. When the revolution comes the Tsarist police captures the machinist to put pressure on his sons.

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Directed by
Abram Room
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vasili Yaroslavtsev, Nikolai Saltykov, Leonid Yurenyov
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • loyalty
  • war
  • survival
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
84 min
Country
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Languages
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