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Edge of Eternity

1959 · 80 min

A lean, sun-baked crime chase that keeps you leaning forward, with a vertiginous climax above the canyon.

Tagline: Mile-High Suspense In The Grand Canyon!
Overview: Helped by socialite Janice Kendon and barkeeper Scott O'Brien, Arizona deputy sheriff Les Martin works to solve three brutal murders in and around the Grand Canyon. His efforts leads to the killer fleeing with Janice as a hostage and a chase by car and helicopter lead to a climax on a miner's bucket on cables a mile above the canyon floor.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
greed
deception
justice
survival
Places: small town
wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: thriller, crime, mystery
Directed by: Don Siegel
Written by: Knut Swenson, Richard Collins
Starring: Cornel Wilde, Victoria Shaw, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan, Jack Elam, Rian Garrick, Alexander Lockwood, Tom Fadden
Music: Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography: Burnett Guffey
Runtime: 80 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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