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Dishonored

1931 · 91 min

A smoldering, elegant spy tragedy where desire and duty collide under a veil of fatalism.

Tagline
Can a Woman Kill a Man With Whom She Has Known a Night of Love?
Overview
The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • war
  • identity
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • military
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war, romance
Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
Written by
Daniel Nathan Rubin, Josef von Sternberg
Starring
Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Warner Oland, Lew Cody, Barry Norton, Max Barwyn, B.F. Blinn
Cinematography
Lee Garmes
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Russian

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