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The W Plan

1930 · 95 min

A stiff-upper-lip wartime espionage yarn that keeps you leaning forward, more talk and nerve than spectacle.

Directed by
Victor Saville
Genres
War, Action, Adventure
Overview
A tense WWI spy thriller in which Colonel Duncan Grant (British star Brian Aherne, in his first talking role), parachutes into Germany to gather intelligence on the enemy’s secret ‘W Plan’ and to assist Allied POWs in digging escape tunnels.
How it feels
Tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
War, deception, survival, loyalty
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Victor Saville
Genres
War, Action, Adventure
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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