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Man on Fire

1957 · 95 min

A somber, dialogue-driven custody drama that wrings quiet tension from parental love and selfishness, with a rare unsympathetic turn from its star.

Genres
Drama
Tagline
Love Target!
Overview
Bitter over their divorce, a wealthy businessman prevents his ex-wife from seeing their child. She then takes him to custody court and a judge tries to determine what will be best for the child.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Ranald MacDougall
Written by
Ranald MacDougall
Starring
Bing Crosby, Inger Stevens, Mary Fickett, E.G. Marshall, Malcolm Brodrick, Richard Eastham, Anne Seymour, Dan Riss
Music
David Raksin
Cinematography
Joseph Ruttenberg
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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