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Five Miles to Midnight

1962 · 108 min

A clammy, claustrophobic knot of jealousy and guilt that tightens slowly, leaving you uneasy long after the credits.

Directed by: Anatole Litvak
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring: Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young

Tagline: The Suspense Begins...From the Very First Second!
Overview: American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lisa, who tells him she’s planning to file for a divorce before his plane departs on a business trip for Casablanca.

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Directed by: Anatole Litvak
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring: Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
deception
guilt
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller, drama, crime
Directed by: Anatole Litvak
Written by: Hugh Wheeler, Peter Viertel
Starring: Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young, Yolande Turner, Tommy Norden, Élina Labourdette, Mathilde Casadesus, Jacqueline Porel
Music: Míkis Theodorakis
Cinematography: Henri Alekan
Runtime: 108 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: English, French

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