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The Black Cat

1934 · 65 min

This is a suffocating descent into paranoia where every shadow hides a deadly secret.

Tagline: Things you never said before nor even dreamed of!
Overview: After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
betrayal
death
obsession
morality
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	2
Romance	2
Tension	9
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Edgar G. Ulmer
Written by: Tom Kilpatrick, Peter Ruric
Starring: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop, Egon Brecher, Harry Cording, Lucille Lund, Henry Armetta
Cinematography: John J. Mescall
Runtime: 65 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: French, Hungarian, English, Latin

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