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Niagara

Movie · 1953 · 92 min

A sunlit honeymoon curdles into jealousy and murder, with the roaring falls always threatening to swallow everyone whole.

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1953 film directed by Henry Hathaway
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Year
1953
Runtime
92 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • deception
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, film noir
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Written by
Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard L. Breen
Starring
Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Harry Carey, Marjorie Rambeau, Max Showalter, Lurene Tuttle, Will Wright
Music
Sol Kaplan, Haven Gillespie
Cinematography
Joseph MacDonald
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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