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The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 · 89 min

A charming, old-fashioned romantic adventure that sweeps you along with wit and elegance, though it rarely surprises.

Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Tagline
Drama that will toy with your heart
Overview
Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • freedom
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, history, romance
Directed by
George Fitzmaurice
Written by
Harold Goldman
Starring
William Powell, Luise Rainer, Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Morgan, Henry Stephenson, Bernadene Hayes, Donald Kirke
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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