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The Inn on Dartmoor

1964 · 90 min

A moody, fog-bound mystery that keeps you leaning in, with a creeping sense of unease and old-fashioned detective tension.

Directed by
Rudolf Zehetgruber
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Heinz Drache, Paul Klinger, Ralf Wolter
Overview
A private detective tries to find out how and why some convicts have mysteriously disappeared from the prison of Dartmoor.

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Directed by
Rudolf Zehetgruber
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Heinz Drache, Paul Klinger, Ralf Wolter
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • isolation
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Rudolf Zehetgruber
Written by
Egon Eis
Starring
Heinz Drache, Paul Klinger, Ralf Wolter, Kai Fischer, Mady Rahl, Gerd Frickhöffer, Wolfgang Völz, Judith Dornys
Music
Peter Thomas
Cinematography
Werner M. Lenz
Runtime
90 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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