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Ursula Under Suspicion

1939 · 80 min

A slow, shadowy whodunit that keeps you leaning in, piecing clues together while suspicion settles on everyone.

Overview
The sawmill owner Ramin disappears from one day to the next. Concerned, his family learns from the bank that he wrote a check to an agent named Frisch. He supposedly wanted to use it to buy a good. However, that did not happen. When Ramin's body is found, the police stumble upon Ursula von Tweel, who knew the dead man.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • guilt
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Karlheinz Martin
Starring
Anneliese Uhlig, Viktor Staal, Heinz von Cleve, Fritz Kampers, Grethe Weiser, Käthe Haack, Richard Häussler, Herbert Weißbach
Runtime
80 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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