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Angela

1954 · 81 min

A smoky, fatalistic noir that pulls you into a doomed romance and a tightening web of bad choices.

Directed by
Dennis O'Keefe, Edoardo Anton
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Dennis O'Keefe, Mara Lane, Rossano Brazzi
Tagline
Half devil - half angel - mistress and wife. ANGELA was all things to all men!
Overview
Dennis O'Keefe plays a GI who falls in love with Mara Lane in postwar Rome. Lane kills her boss, forcing her to flee the law. O'Keefe goes along for the ride so that he won't be knocked off by Lane's husband. Just when it looks as though O'Keefe is willing to go to any lengths to protect the woman he loves, he discovers that she frankly isn't worth it.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Dennis O'Keefe, Edoardo Anton
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Dennis O'Keefe, Mara Lane, Rossano Brazzi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • crime
  • deception
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Dennis O'Keefe, Edoardo Anton
Written by
Edoardo Anton, Dennis O'Keefe
Starring
Dennis O'Keefe, Mara Lane, Rossano Brazzi, Arnoldo Foà, Galeazzo Benti, Enzo Fiermonte, Nino Crisman, Giovanni Fostini
Music
Mario Nascimbene
Cinematography
Leonida Barboni
Runtime
81 min
Country
Italy, United States of America
Languages
English

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