Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does By the Law end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is By the Law easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is By the Law violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

By the Law

Name: By the Law
Genre: Drama
Released: 1926
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Alexandra Khokhlova, Vladimir Fogel, Pyotr Galadzhev, Porfiri Podobed, Fred Forell

Directed by Lev Kuleshov

Produced by Sovkino

192680 min6.6 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological drama set in the frozen Yukon, where two men must contain a murderer for months in isolation, grappling with justice, morality, and the weight of confinement.

After a man kills two members of his Yukon gold prospecting team, the other two surviving members struggle to keep him subdued for the next several months until they can turn him over to the law.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Murder And Assassination

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Murder Black And White Irishman Klondike Yukon, Canada Klondike Gold Rush 1920s Urss Search For Gold Deposit

Questions people ask

Is By the Law sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does By the Law end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is By the Law scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is By the Law easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is By the Law violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

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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