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The Lineup

1958 · 87 min

A taut, gritty crime thriller that keeps you on edge with its cold-blooded killer and tense cat-and-mouse game.

Tagline
The Manhunt They Had to Put On the Giant-Sized Movie Theater Screen!
Overview
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • crime
  • greed
  • violence
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Don Siegel
Written by
Don Siegel, Stirling Silliphant
Starring
Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Richard Jaeckel, Mary LaRoche, William Leslie, Emile Meyer, Marshall Reed, Raymond Bailey
Music
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Cinematography
Hal Mohr
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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