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La Bête aux sept manteaux

1937 · 98 min

A stately old-fashioned crime yarn where a gentleman plays a dangerous double game against a shadowy gang, more talk than thrills.

Directed by
Jean de Limur
Starring
Jules Berry, Jacques Maury, Meg Lemonnier
Overview
An English gentleman himself causes his own burglary to better suppress the formidable gang which, after having murdered his brother, is now attacking his fortune.

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Directed by
Jean de Limur
Starring
Jules Berry, Jacques Maury, Meg Lemonnier
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • crime
  • deception
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Directed by
Jean de Limur
Starring
Jules Berry, Jacques Maury, Meg Lemonnier, Junie Astor, Maurice Rémy, Maurice Devienne, Madeleine Gérôme, Roger Karl
Runtime
98 min
Languages
French

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