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Catalog/Drama/The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.3 / 100
1944·Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery·1h 52m

THE SEVENTH CROSS

“His greatest role!”

In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler attempts an escape to freedom in Holland.

Above the Line
Fred Zinnemann·DirectorHelen Deutsch·ScreenplayAnna Seghers·NovelKarl Freund·Director of PhotographyRoy Webb·Original Music ComposerThomas Richards·Editor
Cast
Spencer Tracy·George HeislerSigne Hasso·ToniHume Cronyn·Paul RoederJessica Tandy·Liesel RoederAgnes Moorehead·Madame MarelliHerbert Rudley·Franz MarnetFelix Bressart·Poldi SchlammRay Collins·WallauAlexander Granach·ZillichKatherine Locke·Frau Hedy Sauer
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 2
Fred Zinnemann·DirectorHorace Hough·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Helen Deutsch·ScreenplayAnna Seghers·Novel
Camera· 1
Karl Freund·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Thomas Richards·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Roy Webb·Original Music ComposerJames Burbridge·Sound
Art & Design· 3
Cedric Gibbons·Art DirectionLeonid Vasian·Art DirectionEdwin B. Willis·Set Decoration
Production· 1
Pandro S. Berman·Producer
By the Numbers
76.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
100%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$4M
ROI 177%
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Seventh Cross's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Tense, Dramatic, Hopeful
Composition
Split
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster for 'The Seventh Cross' features a split composition. In the foreground, a man in a blue suit embraces a woman with dark hair, both looking towards t”

dramamystery
Key Elements
GunStickFence
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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