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The Patriot

1928 · 113 min

A slow-burning, shadowy costume drama that tightens like a vise around paranoia and betrayal, with moments of grand emotion.

Tagline
These characters will fascinate you!
Overview
In 18th-Century Russia, the Czar, Paul, is surrounded by murderous plots and trusts only Count Pahlen. Pahlen wishes to protect his friend, the mad king, but because of the horror of the king's acts, he feels that he must remove him from the throne.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • madness
  • guilt
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Written by
Julian Johnson, Hanns Kräly
Starring
Emil Jannings, Florence Vidor, Lewis Stone, Vera Voronina, Neil Hamilton, Harry Cording, Nicholas Kobliansky, Sam Savitsky
Music
Domenico Savino, Gerard Carbonara
Cinematography
Bert Glennon
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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