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The Whistle Blower

1986 · 100 min

A slow-burning, paranoid Cold War thriller that feels like a quiet, tense descent into institutional betrayal and personal grief.

Directed by
Simon Langton
Genres
Action, Thriller
Overview
A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...

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Directed by
Simon Langton
Genres
Action, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • conspiracy
  • corruption
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Simon Langton
Written by
Julian Bond
Starring
Michael Caine, James Fox, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud, Felicity Dean, Barry Foster, Gordon Jackson, Kenneth Colley
Music
John Scott
Cinematography
Fred Tammes
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
Russian, English

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