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Gun Crazy

1950 · 87 min

A feverish, fatalistic noir that pulls you into a reckless romance and never lets you look away.

Tagline
Thrill Crazy... Kill Crazy... Gun Crazy
Overview
Bart Tare, an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival alongside her. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, at Starr's behest, the couple embarks on a crime spree for cash.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • crime
  • love
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, romance, drama
Directed by
Joseph H. Lewis
Written by
MacKinlay Kantor, Dalton Trumbo, Millard Kaufman
Starring
Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky, Anabel Shaw, Harry Lewis, Nedrick Young, Trevor Bardette
Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
Russell Harlan
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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