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90 Minutes Stop

1936 · 86 min

A breezy old-fashioned crime lark with a ticking clock, light banter and a mystery that unfolds without much strain.

Directed by
Harry Piel
Genres
Adventure, Crime
Starring
Harry Piel, Alexander Golling, Else von Möllendorff
Overview
On their way to a boxing competition in Buenos Aires, the criminal investigator Harry Winkler from Berlin and Conny Steven of Scotland Yard, meet in Lisbon. Both have a 90 minute break before their ship leaves for South America. They end up meeting Ilse Siebeck, a young woman and through her become part of a criminal mystery. Ilse's uncle is murdered and Harry Winkler is quickly able to determine that the man who murdered her uncle is the exact same man who murdered his father a few years earlier.

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Directed by
Harry Piel
Genres
Adventure, Crime
Starring
Harry Piel, Alexander Golling, Else von Möllendorff
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • revenge
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, crime
Directed by
Harry Piel
Written by
Harald Bratt
Starring
Harry Piel, Alexander Golling, Else von Möllendorff, Genia Nikolaieva, Eduard von Winterstein, Klaus Pohl, Elisabeth Eygk, Hans Zesch-Ballot
Music
Ernst Leenen
Cinematography
Wilhelm Schmidt, Fritz von Friedl
Runtime
86 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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