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The Climax

The Climax

5.5/ 10

TMDB Rating

35

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1944

Release Year

86 min

Runtime

Music
Horror
Thriller

Overview

Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

Keywords

opera
obsession
based on play or musical
singer
murder
mad doctor
singing
opera house
hypnotism

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talisencrw

April 17, 2016

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8/10

A very enjoyable romp from the 40's about unrequited love driving a man to obsession, selfishness and murder, and you really can't go wrong with Boris Karloff, particularly from this vintage. This is especially enjoyable if you're a fan of opera at all. New York City-born director Waggner, most famo

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