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The Grand Prix

1944 · 100 min

It presents a grim look at wartime industry where silence is a matter of life and death.

Directed by
Karl Anton
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gustav Fröhlich, Otto Wernicke, Carola Höhn
Overview
The moral is simple: keep your mouth shut, especially when you're working during the wartime in a factory, which produces racing cars only, or someone can (or even must) get murdered. Not a good movie, not a bad either. The ending is abrupt and artificial, which seems to be a common plague of Third Reich's crime movies. Gustav Fröhlich could never get rid of his silent era mannerisms and overacting. But on the other side, this film is not boring and has to offer some decent plot turns and acting.

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Directed by
Karl Anton
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gustav Fröhlich, Otto Wernicke, Carola Höhn
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • war
  • morality
  • crime
Places
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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100 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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