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So Dark the Night

1946 · 71 min

A quietly unsettling noir that lures you into a gentle romance before tightening into a disturbing psychological puzzle.

Directed by
Joseph H. Lewis
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel, Eugene Borden
Tagline
Most Baffling of Mysteries!
Overview
Inspector Cassin, a renowned Paris detective, departs to the country for a much-needed break. There he falls in love with the innkeeper’s daughter, Nanette, who is already betrothed to a local farmer. On the evening of their engagement party, Nanette and the farmer both disappear. Cassin takes up the case immediately to discover what happened to them and who is responsible.

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Directed by
Joseph H. Lewis
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel, Eugene Borden
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 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
  • identity
  • love
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery
Directed by
Joseph H. Lewis
Written by
Martin Berkeley, Aubrey Wisberg, Dwight V. Babcock
Starring
Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel, Eugene Borden, Ann Codee, Egon Brecher, Helen Freeman, Theodore Gottlieb, Gregory Gaye
Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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