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The Secret Partner

1961 · 91 min

A taut, twisty British crime drama that keeps you guessing while quietly breaking your heart.

Directed by
Basil Dearden
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Stewart Granger, Haya Harareet, Bernard Lee
Tagline
So Perfect a Crime...So Clever a Criminal! So Dangerous a Scheme!
Overview
John Brent is a high-level executive at a London shipping company who hides a criminal past. When an alcoholic dentist begins blackmailing him, Brent is forced to hand over cash. Soon after, £130,000 is stolen from the company vault, and Brent becomes the primary suspect. He must evade DS Frank Hanbury to clear his name and track down the real culprit.

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Directed by
Basil Dearden
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Stewart Granger, Haya Harareet, Bernard Lee
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • guilt
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
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
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama, thriller
Directed by
Basil Dearden
Written by
Jack Seddon, David Pursall
Starring
Stewart Granger, Haya Harareet, Bernard Lee, Hugh Burden, Lee Montague, Melissa Stribling, Conrad Phillips, John Lee
Music
Philip Green
Cinematography
Harry Waxman
Runtime
91 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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