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The Hour of Temptation

1936 · 75 min

A slow, shadowy chamber mystery that keeps you leaning in, uncertain who to trust as a marriage quietly comes apart.

Overview
Irene is unhappy because her lawyer husband Dr. Leuttern never has time for her. Womanizer Mac Norris slyly benefits from her depression and lures her to his apartment. As she struggles to fend him off a shot is fired and Mac collapses.

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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
    • betrayal
    • obsession
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, mystery
    Directed by
    Paul Wegener
    Starring
    Gustav Fröhlich, Lída Baarová, Theodor Loos, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Harald Paulsen, Elisabeth Wendt, Walter Gross, Josefine Dora
    Runtime
    75 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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