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The Last of Sheila

1973 · 120 min

A brittle, witty parlor game that slowly curdles into something venomous, rewarding close attention as secrets and motives click into place.

Directed by: Herbert Ross
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn

Tagline: Any number can play. Any number can die.
Overview: A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt-style mystery game—but the game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.

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Directed by: Herbert Ross
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn

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Tone: cynicalstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
betrayal
guilt
obsession
justice
Places: sea
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
ensemble
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Written by: Stephen Sondheim, Anthony Perkins
Starring: Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane, Raquel Welch, Yvonne Romain
Music: Billy Goldenberg
Cinematography: Gerry Turpin
Runtime: 120 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: French, English

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