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Bloodline

1979 · 116 min

A glossy, slow-turning European thriller of wealth and suspicion, more about atmosphere and menace than momentum.

Directed by
Terence Young
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Tagline
The line between love and death is the bloodline.
Overview
A pampered heiress inherits her father's pharmaceutical empire when he dies in a suspicious accident, and soon finds herself surrounded by ruthless board members and grasping family members who will seemingly stop at nothing to profit.

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Directed by
Terence Young
Genres
Crime, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • power
  • betrayal
  • family
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Terence Young
Written by
Laird Koenig
Starring
Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason, Romy Schneider, Irene Papas, Omar Sharif, Maurice Ronet, Beatrice Straight
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Freddie Young
Runtime
116 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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