3.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Case (1972)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.8
Overview
A suitcase is accidently switched at a railway station resulting in an adventurous pursuit to retrieve the case. A musical comedy/thriller featuring eight songs, originally broadcast as a movie on British television as a vehicle for Cliff Richard and featuring Olivia Newton-John.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Overview
A suitcase is accidently switched at a railway station resulting in an adventurous pursuit to retrieve the case. A musical comedy/thriller featuring eight songs, originally broadcast as a movie on British television as a vehicle for Cliff Richard and featuring Olivia Newton-John.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's political bias cannot be assessed due to the complete absence of information regarding its plot, characters, or thematic content. Therefore, a neutral rating is assigned.
This movie features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on a legal drama, presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive light without centralizing explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The film "The Case" offers an empathetic and critical portrayal of a gay man facing societal prejudice and legal challenges in 1970s Britain. It highlights the external obstacles and injustices, framing the tragic outcome as a consequence of societal intolerance rather than an inherent flaw of queer identity.
The film "The Case" (1972) offers a pioneering and largely empathetic portrayal of a transsexual character's journey. It explores the protagonist's decision to transition with dignity and complexity, framing personal and societal obstacles as external challenges. For its era, the drama's serious and non-sensationalist approach contributed to a validating depiction of trans identity.
The film is a legal drama and does not feature any scenes depicting female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents. There are no significant action roles for female characters.
The film is an episode of a 1972 TV series, 'The Protectors.' There is no indication it adapts pre-existing source material with established characters whose genders were altered for this production. Characters created for an original TV episode do not qualify as gender swaps.
The film "The Case" (1972) is an original television play. Its characters were created for this production and do not have a pre-established canonical or historical race from prior source material, making a race swap impossible by definition.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
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Critic Ratings
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