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The Incident

1967 · 99 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning pressure cooker that traps you in a subway car with escalating menace and moral cowardice.

Directed by
Larry Peerce
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Tagline
A Bold, Gritty, Terrifying Story Of Inner-City Terror
Overview
Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.

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Directed by
Larry Peerce
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • power
  • violence
  • race
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Larry Peerce
Written by
Nicholas E. Baehr
Starring
Tony Musante, Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford, Thelma Ritter, Ed McMahon
Music
Terry Knight
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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