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Watch on the Rhine

1943 · 114 min

A tense, talky wartime drama that builds quiet dread through moral dilemmas and a family's fragile safety.

Directed by
Herman Shumlin
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Tagline
On her lonesome lips a smile.
Overview
On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three children, having lived in Europe for years, visit Sara's wealthy mother near Washington, DC. Kurt secretly works for the anti-Nazi resistance. A visiting Romanian count, becoming aware of this, seeks to blackmail him.

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Directed by
Herman Shumlin
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • family
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Herman Shumlin
Written by
Dashiell Hammett
Starring
Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lucile Watson, Beulah Bondi, George Coulouris, Donald Woods, Henry Daniell
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Hal Mohr, Merritt B. Gerstad
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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