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The Climax

1944 · 86 min

A brooding, music-filled gothic thriller that builds quiet dread through obsession and jealousy.

Tagline: The screen's classic of suspense!
Overview: Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
madness
music
death
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: music, horror, thriller
Directed by: George Waggner
Written by: Curt Siodmak, Lynn Starling
Starring: Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Gale Sondergaard, Thomas Gomez, June Vincent, George Dolenz, Ludwig Stössel
Music: Edward Ward
Cinematography: Hal Mohr, W. Howard Greene
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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