The Climax

The Climax

The screen's classic of suspense!

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Release Date

10/20/1944

Runtime

86 mins

Overview

Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A lurid operatic thriller where a mad doctor's twisted obsession with a young soprano echoes a murder from his past, building toward suffocating tension in the shadowed halls of the Vienna opera house.

Mood

UnsettlingDread-soaked

Themes

ObsessionArt and creationMortality

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

FormalistHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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