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The Five Accursed Gentlemen

1932 · 82 min

A slow, ominous holiday that curdles into dread as a prophecy tightens around a group of strangers.

Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anton Walbrook, Camilla Horn, Jack Trevor
Overview
European tourists on holiday in Morocco are threatened by a native sorcerer who predicts five of them will die, one by one, before the full moon.

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Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anton Walbrook, Camilla Horn, Jack Trevor
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Written by
Julien Duvivier
Starring
Anton Walbrook, Camilla Horn, Jack Trevor, Allan Durant, Georges Péclet, Marc Dantzer, Hans Sternberg
Cinematography
René Moreau, Armand Thirard
Runtime
82 min
Country
France, Morocco
Languages
Arabic, German

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