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Les hommes de proie

1937 · 87 min

A shadowy, talky French crime drama that keeps you leaning in to follow the shifting web of suspicion and coercion.

Directed by
Willy Rozier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jeanne Boitel, Jean Galland, Jean-Max
Overview
A blackmailer is murdered. Vauzelle, the lover of the beautiful Michelle Korany, is suspected because he was the one who was being blackmailed.

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Directed by
Willy Rozier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jeanne Boitel, Jean Galland, Jean-Max
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Willy Rozier
Starring
Jeanne Boitel, Jean Galland, Jean-Max, Maurice Lagrenée, Georges Mauloy, Régine Grandais, Pierre Etchepare
Runtime
87 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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