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The Queen of Spades

1949 · 95 min

A brooding, atmospheric descent into obsession, with gothic chills and a haunting sense of inevitable doom.

Tagline
Passionate... Exciting... Intriguing... He bartered his soul for the SECRET of the cards!
Overview
A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul to the devil in order to always win at cards.

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  • Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • greed
  • fate
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • 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
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Thorold Dickinson
Written by
Arthur Boys, Rodney Ackland
Starring
Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell, Ronald Howard, Mary Jerrold, Anthony Dawson, Miles Malleson, Michael Medwin
Music
Georges Auric
Cinematography
Otto Heller
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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