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Fighting Mad

1957 · 53 min

A lean, no-nonsense B-picture that moves quickly through guilt, fresh starts and small-town land disputes.

Directed by
Denis Kavanagh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joe Robinson, Adrienne Scott, Beckett Bould
Overview
Muscles Tanner, a boxer, gives up the ring after two fatalities and emigrates to Canada and gets involved with two crooked lumbermen trying to evict a landowner from his plot.

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Directed by
Denis Kavanagh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joe Robinson, Adrienne Scott, Beckett Bould
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • guilt
    • redemption
    • greed
    • violence
    • justice
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Denis Kavanagh
    Starring
    Joe Robinson, Adrienne Scott, Beckett Bould, Jack Taylor, Colin Clemenson, Bernard Walters
    Music
    Jackie Brown
    Cinematography
    Hal Morey
    Runtime
    53 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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