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Foreign Intrigue

1956 · 95 min

A sleek, shadowy European chase that keeps you leaning in, piecing together a dead man's secrets alongside the hero.

Directed by
Sheldon Reynolds
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Robert Mitchum, Geneviève Page, Ingrid Thulin
Tagline
Robert Mitchum is the hunted... Europe is the hunting ground!
Overview
When a reclusive, enigmatic millionaire dies suddenly on the Riviera, his press agent begins to investigate his employer's shady past.

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Directed by
Sheldon Reynolds
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Robert Mitchum, Geneviève Page, Ingrid Thulin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
Sheldon Reynolds
Written by
Sheldon Reynolds, Harold Jack Bloom, Gene Levitt
Starring
Robert Mitchum, Geneviève Page, Ingrid Thulin, Frédéric O'Brady, Inga Tidblad, Lauritz Falk, Eugene Deckers, John Padovano
Music
Paul Durand
Cinematography
Bertil Palmgren
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French, German, Swedish

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