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Der große Unbekannte

1927

A shadowy silent-era crime puzzle that unfolds with deliberate, theatrical tension and a brooding, mysterious atmosphere.

In short
1927 silent film directed by Manfred Noa

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • mystery
  • deception
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Manfred Noa
Written by
Herbert Juttke, Georg C. Klaren
Starring
Jack Trevor, Kurt Gerron, Arthur Kraußneck, Andrée Lafayette, Eugen Neufeld, Nien Sön Ling, Sig Arno
Country
Germany
Languages
No Language

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