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Torment

1950 · 77 min

A compact, shadowy British thriller that creeps under the skin with quiet menace and a brooding, uneasy mood.

Directed by
John Guillermin
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Dermot Walsh, John Bentley, Rona Anderson
Overview
A story of two brothers, both writers of crime novels, one a fine, upstanding gentleman and the other a moody, neurotic, psychopath. The other is determined to create a 'faked' version of a perfect crime he intends to commit when an ex-convict visits them. They are both in love with their shared-stenographer-secretary.

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  • BFI Player
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Directed by
John Guillermin
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Dermot Walsh, John Bentley, Rona Anderson
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • love
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
John Guillermin
Written by
John Guillermin, Robert Jordan Hill
Starring
Dermot Walsh, John Bentley, Rona Anderson, Michael Martin Harvey, Valentine Dunn, Dilys Laye
Cinematography
Gerald Gibbs
Runtime
77 min
Languages
English

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