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Hangman

1964 · 11 min

A grim, hypnotic little fable that creeps under your skin with stark imagery and a mounting sense of doom.

Directed by
Les Goldman, Paul Julian
Genres
Animation, Horror
Starring
Herschel Bernardi
Overview
The people of a town are condemned to die one by one by a mysterious stranger who erects a gallows in the town square.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Les Goldman, Paul Julian
Genres
Animation, Horror
Starring
Herschel Bernardi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • fate
  • guilt
  • power
Places
  • small town
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism3
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, horror
Directed by
Les Goldman, Paul Julian
Starring
Herschel Bernardi
Music
Serge Hovey
Runtime
11 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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