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He Ran All the Way

1951 · 77 min

A tense, claustrophobic hostage drama that tightens like a vise, with noir shadows and raw desperation.

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Overview
A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • fate
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime
Directed by
John Berry
Written by
Guy Endore, Dalton Trumbo, Hugo Butler
Starring
John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle, Gladys George, Norman Lloyd, Robert Hyatt, Clancy Cooper
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
James Wong Howe
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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