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The Knife to the Throat

1955 · 90 min

A lean, shadowy French crime drama that moves with quiet menace through the docks and backrooms of Marseille.

Overview
Pacos Le Maltais, leader of a gang, lays down the law on the quay of Marseille. He fires one of his henchmen, Le Chinois, who killed a woman during the last bank stickup.

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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
    • crime
    • violence
    • betrayal
    • power
    • loyalty
    Places
    • big city
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, thriller
    Directed by
    Jacques Séverac
    Written by
    André Tabet, Jacques Séverac
    Starring
    Jean Servais, Madeleine Robinson, Jean Chevrier, Yves Deniaud, Michèle Cordoue, Henri San Juan, Claude Bertrand, Yves Brainville
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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