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The Master Criminal

1969 · 77 min

A cool, methodical European crime procedural that unfolds through patient police work and quiet suspicion rather than action.

Overview
Lohmann's son is kidnapped. The un-known kidnappers get a thirty-thousand-jewel from the West German millionaire as ransom. The eager police lieutenant-colonel, Gálffy finds that the traces lead to a mysterious, elegant blonde, who is naturally a brunette.

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How it feels

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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
    • crime
    • deception
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Directed by
    Mihály Szemes
    Written by
    Dezső Radványi, Marianne Szemes
    Starring
    Zoltán Latinovits, Edit Domján, Imre Sinkovits, Ferenc Kállai, Gábor Koncz, Miklós Szakáts, Cecília Esztergályos, Marianna Moór
    Runtime
    77 min
    Country
    Hungary
    Languages
    Hungarian

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