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5 Fingers

1952 · 108 min

A cool, cerebral spy noir that savors the slow unraveling of a servant's audacious double life.

Tagline
The true story of the most fabulous spy of all time!
Overview
During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • class
  • greed
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by
Michael Wilson
Starring
James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, Walter Hampden, Oskar Karlweis, Herbert Berghof, John Wengraf, Ben Astar
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography
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Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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