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The Long Night

1947 · 101 min

A tense, shadowy noir that traps you in a doomed man's memories as police close in, heavy with regret and fatalism.

Tagline
COMING AT YOU ... in a blast of terrific drama!
Overview
City police surround a building, attempting to capture a suspected murderer. The suspect knows there is no escape but refuses to give in.
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, crime, romance
Directed by
Anatole Litvak
Written by
John Wexley, Jacques Viot
Starring
Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak, Howard Freeman, Moroni Olsen, Elisha Cook Jr., Queenie Smith
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Sol Polito
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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