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Above Suspicion

1943 · 90 min

A brisk, old-fashioned spy caper that blends honeymoon charm with mounting wartime suspense and a few sharp turns.

Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
It happened on a honeymoon!
Overview
Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

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Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genres
Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • war
  • love
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Written by
Keith Winter, Melville Baker, Patricia Coleman
Starring
Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, Conrad Veidt, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Owen, Richard Ainley, Cecil Cunningham, Ann Shoemaker
Music
Bronislau Kaper, Eric Zeisl
Cinematography
Robert H. Planck
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German

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