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Secret Beyond the Door

1947 · 99 min

A stylish, dreamlike noir that wraps you in unease and romantic obsession, with a slow-building tension that lingers.

Directed by
Fritz Lang
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave, Anne Revere
Tagline
Some Men Destroy What They Love Most!
Overview
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.

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Directed by
Fritz Lang
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave, Anne Revere
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • trauma
  • love
  • identity
  • madness
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, drama, romance
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Silvia Richards
Starring
Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave, Anne Revere, Barbara O'Neil, Natalie Schafer, Paul Cavanagh, Anabel Shaw, Rosa Rey
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
Stanley Cortez
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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