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Secret File 1413

1961 · 100 min

A plotty, businesslike detective yarn that starts with a murder and drifts into murky intrigue; watchable but unremarkable.

Directed by
Alfred Rode
Genres
Crime
Starring
Jean Danet, Claudine Dupuis, Françoise Vatel
Overview
A detective investigates a murder and gets caught up in spy shenanigans.

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Directed by
Alfred Rode
Genres
Crime
Starring
Jean Danet, Claudine Dupuis, Françoise Vatel
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • mystery
  • crime
  • deception
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Alfred Rode
Written by
Jean-Pierre Marchand
Starring
Jean Danet, Claudine Dupuis, Françoise Vatel, Jacques Dumesnil, Pierre Larquey, Rita Cadillac, Johnny Hallyday, Dora Doll
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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