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Special Delivery

1955 · 86 min

A light, charming Cold War comedy where a baby and a romance thaw diplomatic tensions, offering gentle laughs and warmth.

Directed by
John Brahm
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Joseph Cotten, Eva Bartok, René Deltgen
Overview
Complications ensue when a U.S. diplomat discovers that he has a baby on his hands and an undercover gal in his arms.

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Directed by
John Brahm
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Joseph Cotten, Eva Bartok, René Deltgen
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • politics
  • love
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism5
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
John Brahm
Written by
Dwight Taylor, Philip H. Reisman Jr.
Starring
Joseph Cotten, Eva Bartok, René Deltgen, Gert Fröbe, Don Hanmer, Ursula Herking, Bruni Löbel, Niall MacGinnis
Runtime
86 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, English

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