The Mystery of Oberwald

The Mystery of Oberwald

If you don't kill me, I'll kill you

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Release Date

9/3/1981

Runtime

129 mins

Overview

A man, mirroring the assassinated King, infiltrates a castle to kill the Queen but hesitates, leading to a deadly dare and revelation of shared history.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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A chamber piece of psychological cat-and-mouse between a would-be assassin and a widowed Queen, where political intrigue gives way to dangerous attraction and the blurring of murderer and victim.

Mood

TenseRomanticParanoid

Themes

PowerRevengeObsessionIdentity

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

FormalistHigh-contrast

Structure

Two-hander

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Graphic violence

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