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The Garment Jungle

1957 · 88 min

A sober, slow-burning crime drama that simmers with quiet menace and moral weight.

Genres
Drama, Crime
Tagline
The Whole Naked Truth
Overview
Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • corruption
  • power
  • family
  • justice
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Robert Aldrich, Vincent Sherman
Written by
Harry Kleiner
Starring
Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Gia Scala, Richard Boone, Valerie French, Robert Loggia, Joseph Wiseman, Harold J. Stone
Music
Leith Stevens
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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