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The Verdict

1946 · 86 min

A hushed, shadowy parlor mystery where clever talk and mounting dread carry you toward a satisfying, morally tangled reveal.

Directed by: Don Siegel
Genres: Crime, Mystery
Starring: Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Joan Lorring

Overview: After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.

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Directed by: Don Siegel
Genres: Crime, Mystery
Starring: Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Joan Lorring

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
guilt
deception
obsession
betrayal
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: crime, mystery
Directed by: Don Siegel
Written by: Peter Milne
Starring: Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Joan Lorring, George Coulouris, Rosalind Ivan, Paul Cavanagh, Arthur Shields, Morton Lowry
Music: Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography: Ernest Haller, Robert Burks
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, French

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