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Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

1990 · 90 min

A steady, talky courtroom mystery that unfolds with old-fashioned decency and a slow-building sense of unease.

Genres
Mystery, Drama, Crime
Overview
Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer.
How it feels
Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Justice, guilt, war, deception
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Genres
Mystery, Drama, Crime
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • justice
  • guilt
  • war
  • deception
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama, crime, tv movie
Directed by
Christian I. Nyby II
Written by
George Eckstein
Starring
Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William R. Moses, Teresa Wright, Yvette Mimieux, Ian Bannen, Ian McShane, Terry O'Quinn
Music
Fred Steiner
Cinematography
Daniel McKinny
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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