Movie

The Macomber Affair

1947 · 89 min

A tense, brooding safari drama that simmers with marital resentment and moral ambiguity, building to a haunting, unresolved climax.

Tagline: Peck...Bennett...Hemingway...only all three together could create this electric love story...with a vengeance!
Overview: A big-game hunter takes a rich American couple on an African safari. Film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, identity, love, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 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: betrayal
identity
love
guilt
survival
Places: wilderness
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild