Four Sided Triangle

Four Sided Triangle

Year: 1953

Runtime: 81 mins

Language: English

Director: Terence Fisher

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Under his spell, a woman lives two parallel lives. As children, Lena, Robin and Bill are inseparable, but years later Lena returns home and falls for Robin. Obsessed, Bill perfects a duplication technique to create an exact copy of the woman he cannot have, leading to tragic consequences for all three.

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Timeline & Setting – Four Sided Triangle (1953)

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Time period

Location

Rural village, Old abandoned farmhouse

The story unfolds in a small rural village centered on an old, decaying farmhouse where the Reproducer is built. The farmhouse provides a tense, cluttered backdrop for dangerous experiments and the ensuing disaster. The village atmosphere contrasts with the scientific obsession at its heart, highlighting the personal stakes in the drama.

🌾 Rural village 🏚 Abandoned farmhouse

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Main Characters – Four Sided Triangle (1953)

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Dr. Harvey (James Hayter)

An elderly rural physician who breaks the fourth wall to narrate the unusual events. He is sensible and steady, serving as the moral counterpoint to the scientists' obsessions and a steadying presence amid the chaos.

🧭 Narrator 🏥 Doctor

Robin (John Van Eyssen)

Lena's childhood friend and later a scientist who gravitates toward loyalty and restraint. He leaves the village to pursue his family's business, then returns to face the clone crisis and the tangled feelings it unleashes.

🧭 Protagonist 🧪 Scientist

Bill (Stephen Murray)

An ambitious scientist whose fixation on Lena drives him to create a clone. He believes in therapy and control, setting off the chain of events that leads to danger, tragedy, and ultimately his downfall.

🧪 Scientist 🧭 Antagonist

Lena / Helen (Barbara Payton)

Lena is the original love interest who returns to the village; Helen is the exact copy created by the Reproducer. Both are drawn into the love triangle with Robin and become the focal point of the conflict, illustrating questions of identity and consent.

💞 Lead 🧠 Duplicate

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Major Themes – Four Sided Triangle (1953)

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🧬 Identity

The film probes what makes a person unique when a perfect copy exists, forcing Lena, Helen, and Robin to confront loyalty, memory, and selfhood. The appearance of a duplicate challenges relationships and raises questions about what defines a person beyond appearance. As Lena and Helen compete for the same love, the line between real and replica becomes blurred.

❤️ Love Triangle

Lena's affection for Robin collides with Bill's fixation on Lena and the clone Helen. The revived passion spirals into jealousy, manipulation, and heartbreak. The cloning plot intensifies the conflict, revealing how love can drive reckless scientific gambits.

⚗️ Science Ethics

The Reproducer represents scientific ambition without ethical guardrails, pushing characters toward dangerous experiments. Bill's plan to erase Helen's knowledge reveals the dark side of control and manipulation. The resulting disaster—fire, amnesia, and uncertain identities—asks whether progress justifies the moral costs.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 15:45

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