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In Broad Daylight

1971 · 75 min

A tight, talky TV thriller that simmers with quiet menace and moral rot, letting you watch a cold scheme unfold with uneasy fascination.

Directed by: Robert Day
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Richard Boone, Suzanne Pleshette, Stella Stevens

Tagline: He could really get away with murder!
Overview: A newly blind actor discovers his wife is cheating on him with his best friend and hatches a plot to murder her and frame his friend for it.

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Directed by: Robert Day
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Richard Boone, Suzanne Pleshette, Stella Stevens

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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
revenge
deception
obsession
justice
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: crime, drama, thriller, tv movie
Directed by: Robert Day
Written by: Larry Cohen
Starring: Richard Boone, Suzanne Pleshette, Stella Stevens, John Marley, Fred Beir, Whit Bissell, Paul Smith, Dan Spelling
Music: Leonard Rosenman
Runtime: 75 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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