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The White Demon

1932 · 100 min

A grim, shadowy old-world melodrama that tightens like a vice as a brother races to save his sister from ruin.

Directed by
Kurt Gerron
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hans Albers, Gerda Maurus, Peter Lorre
Overview
When Albers takes his drug-addicted opera star sister Gerda to a sanitarium, they both become targets of slimy dope peddler Peter Lorre, who fears that Gerda will blow the whistle on him. Lorre kidnaps the woman, leading Albers on a frantic chase.

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Directed by
Kurt Gerron
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hans Albers, Gerda Maurus, Peter Lorre
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • addiction
    • revenge
    • crime
    • betrayal
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    • hospital
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Kurt Gerron
    Written by
    Fritz Zeckendorf, Philipp Lothar Mayring
    Starring
    Hans Albers, Gerda Maurus, Peter Lorre, Lucie Höflich, Trude von Molo, Alfred Abel, Hubert von Meyerinck, Hans Joachim Schaufuß
    Music
    Hans-Otto Borgmann
    Cinematography
    Carl Hoffmann
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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