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Betrayed

1954 · 108 min

A slow-burning wartime romance full of suspicion and shifting loyalties, where every embrace might hide a betrayal.

Directed by
Gottfried Reinhardt
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature
Tagline
M-G-M filmed the mystery of the year in Holland!
Overview
When the Dutch resistance brings in Carla Van Oven to spy on the Nazis, Col. Pieter Deventer initially suspects she could be a double agent. Van Oven eventually convinces Deventer of her character, and when she is sent into occupied territory, she joins up with a rebel leader known as "The Scarf". As the resistance endures severe losses and their missions fail, Deventer starts to wonder whose side Van Oven is fighting on.

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Directed by
Gottfried Reinhardt
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • war
  • love
  • loyalty
  • deception
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, war
Directed by
Gottfried Reinhardt
Written by
Ronald Millar, George Froeschel
Starring
Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature, Louis Calhern, O.E. Hasse, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ian Carmichael, Niall MacGinnis
Music
Walter Goehr
Cinematography
Freddie Young
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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