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This Land Is Mine

1943 · 103 min

A solemn, talky wartime drama that builds quiet moral pressure toward a stirring courtroom crescendo.

Overview
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • rebellion
  • morality
  • betrayal
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • school
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
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Jean Renoir
Written by
Jean Renoir, Dudley Nichols
Starring
Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, George Sanders, Walter Slezak, Kent Smith, Una O'Connor, Philip Merivale, Thurston Hall
Music
Lothar Perl
Cinematography
Frank Redman
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Latin, German

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