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The Eagle's Wings

1916 · 50 min

A creaky but earnest silent melodrama of political intrigue, played with broad gestures and a slow, stately sense of mounting peril.

Directed by
Rufus Steele
Genres
Drama
Overview
A senator fights for the passage of a war-preparedness bill, while foreign spies conspire to plan an invasion.

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Directed by
Rufus Steele
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • conspiracy
  • power
  • loyalty
  • war
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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