Movie

Brass Target

1978 · 111 min

A knotty post-war thriller that keeps you leaning in, piecing together a shadowy conspiracy while a doomed sense of history hangs over every scene.

Tagline: The Nazis hid it. The Russians want it. The Americans stole it. General George S. Patton may die for it.
Overview: General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murder. Is he targeted by Nazis angered by Germany's defeat? Or by Russians who knew that Patton had argued in favor of invading the Soviet Union towards the end of the war? Or is it because Patton is investigating the theft of a quarter of a billion dollars of Nazi gold? Or is it because his subordinate Colonels - the flamboyantly gay Colonel and his worried lover are fearful that he is getting too close to discovering the truth.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, crime, greed, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
crime
greed
betrayal
justice
Places: big city
countryside
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild