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Golgotha

1935 · 95 min

A solemn, reverent staging of familiar suffering, stately and theatrical, carrying a heavy sense of doom and quiet grandeur.

Directed by: Julien Duvivier
Genres: History, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Harry Baur, Robert Le Vigan, Charles Granval

Overview: The final days of Jesus from the time he enters the city of Jerusalem. Viewed as a threat, it is decided that he must be captured, tried, and executed as a criminal, a plan aided and abetted by disciple Judas Iscariot.

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Directed by: Julien Duvivier
Genres: History, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Harry Baur, Robert Le Vigan, Charles Granval

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
betrayal
power
justice
death
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: history, adventure, drama
Directed by: Julien Duvivier
Written by: Julien Duvivier
Starring: Harry Baur, Robert Le Vigan, Charles Granval, Jean Gabin, Edwige Feuillère, Lucas Gridoux, Edmond van Daële, Marcel Chabrier
Music: Jacques Ibert
Cinematography: Jules Kruger
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Algeria, France
Languages: French

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