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All My Sons

1948 · 94 min

A slow, heavy family reckoning where old guilt surfaces and every conversation tightens the screw toward inevitable tragedy.

Overview
During WWII, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever. Years later, his sin comes back to haunt him when his son plans to marry Deever's daughter.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Irving Reis
Written by
Chester Erskine
Starring
Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Mady Christians, Louisa Horton, Howard Duff, Frank Conroy, Lloyd Gough, Arlene Francis
Music
Leith Stevens
Cinematography
Russell Metty
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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