The Black Book

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The Black Book is a 1949 American film noir thriller (also known as Reign of Terror) set during the French Revolution, noted for its dark, expressionistic style and political intrigue.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Reign of Terror ⓘ
artDirector William Cameron Menzies ⓘ
associatedMovement American film noir ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
cinematographer John Alton ⓘ
costumeDesignStyle period costumes of late 18th-century France ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Anthony Mann ⓘ
distributor Eagle-Lion Films ⓘ
editor Fred Allen ⓘ
era classic Hollywood era ⓘ
filmingTechnique studio-based production with stylized sets ⓘ
genre film noir ⓘ
historical thriller ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ
hasFormat theatrical feature film ⓘ
historicalFigureDepicted Louis XVI ⓘ
linked to: Louis XVI of France

Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
medium 35 mm film ⓘ
musicBy Sol Kaplan ⓘ
narrativeDevice use of suspense and paranoia ⓘ
narrativeFocus political conspiracies during the French Revolution ⓘ
notableFor dark expressionistic visual style ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer William Cameron Menzies ⓘ
productionCompany Edward Small Productions ⓘ
releaseYear 1949 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 89 ⓘ
setInPeriod French Revolution ⓘ
settingLocation Paris ⓘ
stars Arlene Dahl ⓘ
Arnold Moss ⓘ
Norman Lloyd ⓘ
Richard Basehart ⓘ
Robert Cummings ⓘ
targetAudience adult audiences ⓘ
theme abuse of political power ⓘ
betrayal and intrigue ⓘ
revolution and terror ⓘ
title The Black Book ⓘ
visualStyle chiaroscuro cinematography ⓘ
expressionistic compositions ⓘ
high-contrast lighting ⓘ

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