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The Magnificent One

1973 · 95 min

A giddy romp that keeps flipping between a clumsy writer's drab life and the outrageous spy fantasy he types out, playful and sweet.

Tagline
THE WRITER'S DREAM, HIS REALITY, AND THE TYPEWRITER IN-BETWEEN
Overview
A writer of pulpy book series in which he's the hero and his beautiful English roommate is the love interest attempts to finish his new book in time at the publisher's demand.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • love
  • art
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour8
Realism4
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance, action, adventure
Directed by
Philippe de Broca
Written by
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Vittorio Caprioli, Philippe de Broca, Francis Veber
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio Caprioli, Hans Meyer, Monique Tarbès, Mario David, Bruno Garcin, Raymond Gérôme
Music
Claude Bolling
Cinematography
René Mathelin
Runtime
95 min
Country
France, Italy, Mexico
Languages
Albanian, English, French

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