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The Attempt

1959 · 81 min

A sober, quietly tense wartime drama about young conspirators carrying out a dangerous mission under occupation.

Overview
Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried out by the student underground resistance group to execute the hated SS General Franz Kutchera.
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • rebellion
    • violence
    • justice
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    war, drama
    Directed by
    Jerzy Passendorfer
    Written by
    Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
    Starring
    Bożena Kurowska, Grażyna Staniszewska, Zbigniew Cynkutis, Andrzej Kostenko, Roman Kłosowski, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Andrzej May, Stanisław Mikulski
    Cinematography
    Jerzy Lipman
    Runtime
    81 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    German, Polish

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