Tension

Tension

In every two-timing kiss you will feel…TENSION!

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Release Date

11/25/1949

Runtime

95 mins

Overview

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. He decides to assume a new identity in order to murder his wife's lover without leaving a trace. Along the way, his plans are complicated by an attractive neighbor, as well as a shocking discovery that opens up a new world of doubts and accusations.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A taut noir thriller about a man constructing an elaborate false identity to commit murder, watching as his meticulous plan spirals into doubt and paranoia. The film captures the suffocating pressure of infidelity and the psychic cost of deception with mounting dread.

Mood

TenseParanoidClaustrophobicBittersweet

Themes

BetrayalObsessionIdentityRevenge

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

High-contrastNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

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