Is The General Died at Dawn scary?

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 The General Died at Dawn sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 The General Died at Dawn 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.

Does The General Died at Dawn end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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 The General Died at Dawn easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

The General Died at Dawn

Name: The General Died at Dawn
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1936
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff, Dudley Digges, Porter Hall

Directed by Lewis Milestone

Produced by Paramount Pictures

193698 min6.5 / 10

A tense 1930s thriller set amid Chinese civil war, following an American adventurer caught between warring factions, tyranny, and moral compromise in a landscape of deception and violence.

China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.

Questions people ask

Is The General Died at Dawn scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The General Died at Dawn sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The General Died at Dawn violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does The General Died at Dawn end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The General Died at Dawn easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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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