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Venetian Bird

1952 · 94 min

A moody, tangled post-war mystery that keeps you leaning in, piecing clues together amid shadowy canals and quiet menace.

Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, John Gregson
Overview
Travelling to Venice to locate an ex-partisan on behalf of a French insurance company, a British private detective gets mixed-up in a political assassination conspiracy.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, John Gregson
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • identity
  • mystery
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
thriller, mystery
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Written by
Victor Canning
Starring
Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, John Gregson, George Coulouris, Margot Grahame, Walter Rilla, John Bailey, Sidney James
Music
Nino Rota
Cinematography
Ernest Steward
Runtime
94 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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