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The Man in Grey

1943 · 116 min

A lush, brooding Victorian melodrama that sweeps you into doomed romance and quiet cruelty, with a satisfyingly dark streak of revenge.

Directed by: Leslie Arliss
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason

Tagline: The most daring novel of the century lives on the screen
Overview: After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.

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Directed by: Leslie Arliss
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
class
obsession
revenge
Places: single country house
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Leslie Arliss
Written by: Leslie Arliss, Doreen Montgomery, Margaret Kennedy
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger, Harry Scott, Beatrice Varley, Martita Hunt, Helen Haye
Music: Cedric Mallabey
Cinematography: Arthur Crabtree
Runtime: 116 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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