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Golden Salamander

1950 · 97 min

A slow-burning, atmospheric adventure with a brooding sense of danger and a tender romance amid exotic locales.

Directed by
Ronald Neame
Genres
Crime, Drama, Adventure
Starring
Trevor Howard, Anouk Aimée, Herbert Lom
Tagline
Introducing the compelling new star discovery of the year... exotic ANOUK!
Overview
An archaeologist stumbles into the territory of an evil crime syndicate and struggles to set things right.

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Directed by
Ronald Neame
Genres
Crime, Drama, Adventure
Starring
Trevor Howard, Anouk Aimée, Herbert Lom
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • crime
  • love
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, adventure
Directed by
Ronald Neame
Written by
Lesley Storm, Victor Canning, Ronald Neame
Starring
Trevor Howard, Anouk Aimée, Herbert Lom, Walter Rilla, Miles Malleson, Jacques Sernas, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Peter Copley
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
97 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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