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A Shot at Dawn

1932 · 73 min

A taut, methodical undercover procedural that keeps you leaning in as loyalties blur and the net tightens.

Overview
A Berlin policeman tracks down a group of diamond thieves in the outskirts by posing as a gang member.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Alfred Zeisler
Written by
Egon Eis, Otto Eis, Rudolph Cartier
Starring
Ery Bos, Genia Nikolaieva, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Theodor Loos, Fritz Odemar, Peter Lorre, Heinz Salfner, Gerhard Tandar
Cinematography
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet, Werner Bohne
Runtime
73 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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