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Mood:
- SuspensefulBleakDisturbingRoughMind BendingTense
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Plot:
- Serial KillerViolence SpreePsychologicalCrimesDeadlyLaw EnforcementMind and SoulMentally Unstable more...
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Genres:
- ThrillerFilm NoirCrime
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Time/Period:
- 50s
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Place:
- CaliforniaSan FranciscoUSAHospital
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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The Sniper, 1952
English
USA
Profile of The Sniper
The Sniper can be described as suspenseful, mind bending, and disturbing. The plot revolves around a violence spree, a serial killer, and psychological motives. The main genres are thriller and crime. In terms of style, The Sniper is a film noir. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a hospital. The Sniper is located in San Francisco. It takes place in the 1950s. Visually, it is black and white.
Summary of The Sniper
In San Francisco, Eddie Miller is a severely disturbed professional driver who fantasizes about killing beautiful women. He sends out several warning signs about his deteriorating mental state, but they're ignored by those around him. When he begins killing beautiful women and leaving clues for the authorities, the hardened Lt. Kafka and police psychiatrist Dr. James G. Kent must help track him down.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 9 May 1952 |
| Runtime: | 87 min |
Cast and Crew
as Police Lt. Frank Kafka
as Edward 'Eddie' Miller
as Police Sgt. Joe Ferris
as Jean Darr
