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The Oil Sharks

1933 · 90 min

A slow-burning, talky crime drama that immerses you in a world of shady deals and moral ambiguity.

Genres
Drama, Crime
Overview
The plot revolves around an oil swindle in a South American country.
How it feels
Tense, cynical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Greed, corruption, deception, power
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
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
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Henri Decoin, Rudolph Cartier
Written by
Ludwig von Wohl
Starring
Raoul Aslan, Raymond Cordy, Gabriel Gabrio, Jean Galland, Vivian Grey, Peter Lorre, Arlette Marchal, Robert Ozanne
Music
Rudolph Schwarz
Cinematography
Eugen Schüfftan, Georg Bruckbauer
Runtime
90 min
Country
Germany
Languages
French

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