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Come Back, Little Sheba

1953 · 96 min

A slow, emotionally raw portrait of a marriage strained by addiction and loss, with moments of quiet tension and heartbreak.

Directed by: Daniel Mann
Genres: Drama
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore

Overview: A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.

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Directed by: Daniel Mann
Genres: Drama
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
addiction
isolation
family
redemption
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Daniel Mann
Written by: Ketti Frings
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore, Richard Jaeckel, Philip Ober, Edwin Max, Lisa Golm, Walter Kelley
Music: Franz Waxman
Cinematography: James Wong Howe
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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