Movie

The Silent One

1973 · 117 min

A slow-burning, paranoid manhunt that keeps you tense and guessing as a man's past closes in.

Tagline: Hitchcock himself is finally rivalled.
Overview: Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another nationality, French. So what led him to become Russian and to change identity? And why are the British secret services interested in him?
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, betrayal, conspiracy, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
betrayal
conspiracy
survival
isolation
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild