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Surprise Attack

1970 · 109 min

A grim, tense wartime mission film that grinds toward a violent objective with little relief.

Tagline
TENSION, FEAR, VIOLENCE & DEATH DOMINATE
Overview
1938 at the battlefront along the river Ebro, Spain. It is the Spanish Civil War, and this movie depicts the attack of a group of commandos whose job it is to blow up the bridge spanning the river.

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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
    • war
    • violence
    • death
    • survival
    • loyalty
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    war
    Directed by
    José Antonio de la Loma
    Written by
    José Antonio de la Loma
    Starring
    Simón Andreu, Daniel Martin, Rafael Hernández, Patty Shepard, Fernando Sancho, Frank Braña, Carlos Alberto Valentino, Carlos Vasallo
    Cinematography
    Hans Burmann, Antonio Millán
    Runtime
    109 min
    Country
    Spain, Italy
    Languages
    Spanish

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