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Le Mystère Imberger

1935 · 82 min

An old-fashioned whodunit that keeps you guessing as a man keeps slipping in and out of sight.

Overview
For sentimental reasons, Monsieur Imberger, a fifty-year-old, disappears. Everyone thinks he was murdered but repeatedly he reappears. Inspector Barfin takes care of this mystery...

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • deception
    • betrayal
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, crime
    Directed by
    Jacques Séverac
    Starring
    Camille Bert, Simone Deguyse, Jean Galland, Gaston Modot, André Roanne, Yvonne Claudie, Albert Duvaleix, Georges Prieur
    Runtime
    82 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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