Movie

Police Report

1934 · 85 min

A talky old-fashioned murder inquiry where suspicion and romance tangle in drawing rooms, watched with patient attention.

Overview: Director Burckhardt is found shot just after making the moves on Gisela Ostercamp, the wife of a business colleague. When the criminal investigator Haupt inspects items in the apartment of the dead man, he comes to the conclusiong that Gisela herself is the murderess and accusations start flying between the married couple. The murdered man's brother, the lawyer Burckhardt, steps up to act as defense counsel for the woman, with whom he has learned to love in the meantime.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, betrayal, justice, love
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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
betrayal
justice
love
deception
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild