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Twelve Minutes After Midnight

1939 · 87 min

A breezy, light-hearted whodunit with a plucky amateur sleuth, offering gentle suspense and old-fashioned charm.

Directed by
Johannes Guter
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Geraldine Katt, Ursula Herking, René Deltgen
Overview
In Stockholm a young female law student investigates a series of jewel thefts that have been baffling the police.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Johannes Guter
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Geraldine Katt, Ursula Herking, René Deltgen
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • mystery
  • crime
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Johannes Guter
Starring
Geraldine Katt, Ursula Herking, René Deltgen, Carl Raddatz, Rudolf Platte, Paul Henckels, Hermann Mayer-Falkow, Manfred Meurer
Runtime
87 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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