The Tenth Man

The Tenth Man

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Release Date

12/4/1988

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the victims, lawyer Chavel trades his place with another man in return for all his possessions. At the end of the war he returns to his house and tries to integrate himself with the family of the man who traded places with him, all the while hiding his true identity. However matters are complicated when a stranger arrives claiming to be Chavel.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A morally claustrophobic wartime drama that trades easy answers for the weight of conscience: a man who bought his life with another's must reckon with what he's done when the war ends and he returns home.

Mood

TenseBleakContemplative

Themes

RedemptionIdentityBetrayalWar

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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