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Castle on the Hudson

1940 · 77 min

A somber, slow-burning prison drama that builds quiet tension and ends with a heavy emotional punch.

Tagline
The big John Garfield thrill !
Overview
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • love
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Anatole Litvak
Written by
Seton I. Miller, Courtney Terrett, Brown Holmes
Starring
John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Burgess Meredith, Henry O'Neill, Jerome Cowan, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, John Litel
Music
Adolph Deutsch
Cinematography
Arthur Edeson
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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