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The Edge of the World

1937 · 75 min

A quiet, windswept elegy for a vanishing community, patient and grave, with cliffside danger and raw grief cutting through the stillness.

Directed by
Michael Powell
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Laurie, Belle Chrystall, Eric Berry
Overview
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.

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Directed by
Michael Powell
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Laurie, Belle Chrystall, Eric Berry
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • family
    • survival
    • grief
    • trauma
    Places
    • countryside
    • sea
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Michael Powell
    Written by
    Michael Powell
    Starring
    John Laurie, Belle Chrystall, Eric Berry, Kitty Kirwan, Finlay Currie, Niall MacGinnis, Grant Sutherland, Campbell Robson
    Music
    Lambert Williamson
    Cinematography
    Ernest Palmer, Monty Berman
    Runtime
    75 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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