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The Brotherhood

1968 · 96 min

A somber, slow-burning crime drama that weighs family duty against personal freedom, with a tragic inevitability.

Directed by
Martin Ritt
Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
Honor. Loyalty. Betrayal.
Overview
The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.

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Directed by
Martin Ritt
Genres
Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • family
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Written by
Lewis John Carlino
Starring
Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas, Luther Adler, Susan Strasberg, Murray Hamilton, Eduardo Ciannelli, Joe De Santis
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Boris Kaufman, Frank Bracht
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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