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Sergeant Berry

1938 · 104 min

A breezy, old-fashioned adventure-comedy with a larger-than-life hero, light suspense, and plenty of charm.

Directed by
Herbert Selpin
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Starring
Hans Albers, Alexander Golling, Herbert Hübner
Overview
Sergeant Hans Albers, the terror of Chicago gangsters, is transferred South of the border to deal with bandidos.

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Directed by
Herbert Selpin
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Starring
Hans Albers, Alexander Golling, Herbert Hübner
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • crime
  • justice
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
crime, comedy
Directed by
Herbert Selpin
Written by
Walter Wassermann, Lotte Neumann
Starring
Hans Albers, Alexander Golling, Herbert Hübner, Toni von Bukovics, Peter Voß, Gerd Høst, Alexander Engel, Herma Relin
Cinematography
Franz Koch
Runtime
104 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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