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The Undercover Man

1949 · 85 min

A grim, methodical procedural that grinds through frightened witnesses and crooked cops, building quiet dread rather than flashy thrills.

Tagline
TOLD WITH THE SNARL OF A MACHINE GUN!
Overview
Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • crime
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Joseph H. Lewis
Written by
Jack Rubin, Frank J. Wilson, Sydney Boehm
Starring
Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore, Barry Kelley, Frank Tweddell, Howard St. John, John F. Hamilton, Leo Penn
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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