Movie

The Long Day's Dying

1968 · 95 min

A grimy, claustrophobic trudge through mud and moral exhaustion, where every quiet moment tightens the knot of dread.

Tagline: The picture too rough for the American people
Overview: Three British soldiers and their German captive trek through the European countryside.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: War, violence, morality, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
violence
morality
survival
death
Places: countryside
single country house
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild