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Danger Has Two Faces

1968 · 89 min

A cool, talky Cold War cat-and-mouse game where disguises and double-crosses keep the tension quietly humming.

Directed by: John Newland
Genres: Crime, Adventure
Starring: Robert Lansing, Dana Wynter, Murray Hamilton

Overview: A U.S. spy and East German police duke it out in a battle of wits, fisticuffs and killing. The spy assumes the ID of a wealthy look-alike that the commies kill. But will his wife spill the beans in this Cold War espionage thriller?

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Directed by: John Newland
Genres: Crime, Adventure
Starring: Robert Lansing, Dana Wynter, Murray Hamilton

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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
Themes: deception
identity
conspiracy
betrayal
loyalty
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: crime, adventure
Directed by: John Newland
Written by: William Bast, Edmund Morris
Starring: Robert Lansing, Dana Wynter, Murray Hamilton, Alexander Davion, Helmuth Schneider, Barbara Stanek, Manfred Luedke
Music: Gerald Fried
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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