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Ministry of Fear

1944 · 86 min

A tense, shadowy noir that keeps you off-balance with paranoia and sudden danger.

Directed by: Fritz Lang
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond

Tagline: Thrilling drama of the Invisible Network of Terror!
Overview: Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know to whom to turn.

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Directed by: Fritz Lang
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond

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

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Fritz Lang
Written by: Seton I. Miller
Starring: Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond, Hillary Brooke, Percy Waram, Dan Duryea, Alan Napier, Erskine Sanford
Music: Victor Young
Cinematography: Henry Sharp
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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