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The House on Telegraph Hill

1951 · 93 min

A shadowy, suspenseful noir that keeps you uneasy with its secrets, slow reveals, and creeping sense of danger.

Tagline
Shame is the mistress of this house and betrayal its master!
Overview
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • greed
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama, mystery
Directed by
Robert Wise
Written by
Elick Moll, Frank Partos
Starring
Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese, William Lundigan, Fay Baker, Gordon Gebert, Steven Geray, Herbert Butterfield, Kei Thin Chung
Music
Sol Kaplan
Cinematography
Lucien Ballard
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, German

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