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Panic in the House of Ardon

1920 · 81 min

A shadowy silent thriller that feels like a half-remembered nightmare, with hypnotic menace and creeping dread.

Overview
A crime syndicate targets the wife of a chemist to gain access to her husband's research.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • obsession
  • deception
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Robert Wiene
Starring
Fritz Greiner, Gustav von Wangenheim, Stella Harf, Paul Mederow, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur, Max Kronert, Georg H. Schnell
Cinematography
Karl Freund
Runtime
81 min
Country
Germany
Languages
No Language

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