Address Unknown

Address Unknown

It Startled Millions! NOW...It Becomes the Great Screen Drama of Our Time!

Directed by William Cameron Menzies

Produced by Columbia Pictures

194472 min6.4 / 10

A morally complex wartime drama about ideological seduction and betrayal, told through the correspondence between an American and a German friend.

When a German art dealer living in the US returns to his native country he finds himself attracted to Nazi propaganda.

Questions people ask

  • Is Address Unknown sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Address Unknown end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Address Unknown easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Address Unknown scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Address Unknown violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity43

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Surprise25

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Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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