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A Hoax

1936 · 75 min

Breezy farce built on mistaken identity, played broad and cheerful; an easy, chatty watch.

Overview
Absurd mistakes arise when the passengers of a burnt down sanitarium are quartered at a hotel. -Humble-tumultuous comedy with situation joke and proven comedians.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • madness
  • deception
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
E.W. Emo
Starring
Paul Hörbiger, Trude Marlen, Hans Moser, Heinz Salfner, Max Gülstorff, Hans Richter, Karl Ludwig Schreiber, Paul Henckels
Runtime
75 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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