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The Card

1952 · 85 min

A breezy, cheeky romp that charms you along with its irrepressible schemer, all twinkling wit and gentle social climbing.

Tagline
He's the cheekiest man in town!
Overview
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • class
  • love
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Ronald Neame
Written by
Eric Ambler
Starring
Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark, Edward Chapman, Veronica Turleigh, George Devine, Joan Hickson
Music
William Alwyn
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
85 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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