Escape from Sobibor
1987 · 169 min · Director: Jack Gold
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
During WWII, the death camp at Treblinka had an escape, causing the Commandant at a similar camp in Sobibor to vow that his camp would never experience the same thing. But those who were its captives, the Jewish laborers that had been spared from the ovens, knew that they were on borrowed time and that their only hope was to escape... the only question was how to do it. However, because the Germans would kill an equal number of others whenever a group attempted to escape, the captives knew that if ever an escape was tried, all 600 prisoners in the camp would have to be included... logistically precluding any ideas about tunnels or sneak breakouts. Indeed, to have such a mass escape could only mean that the Ukrainian guards and Germain officers would have to be killed, which many of the Jews felt simply reduced themselves to no better than their captors... thus making it a struggle of conscience. And therein lies the story, with the film being based on a factual account of what then happened at that Sobibor prison.
Emotional fingerprint
Escape from Sobibor (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 75 % | 67 % | 60 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 82 % | 74 % | 71 % | 64 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 66 % | 66 % | 59 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 71 % | 59 % | 64 % | 59 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 83 % | 64 % | 76 % | 77 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 94 % | 73 % | 86 % | 90 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Disturbing | 94 % | 78 % | 84 % | 84 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Disturbing | 93 % | 84 % | 81 % | 79 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 89 % | 84 % | 79 % | 70 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 80 % | 74 % | 70 % | 46 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 75 % | 69 % | 68 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Tension | 79 % | 75 % | 66 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 85 % | 84 % | 60 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Tension | 89 % | 89 % | 61 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Tension | 92 % | 91 % | 70 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 131′ | Tension | 95 % | 94 % | 80 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 139′ | Tension | 94 % | 75 % | 85 % | 68 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 148′ | Sadness | 88 % | 42 % | 83 % | 77 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 156′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 165′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Hauptscharführer Gustav Wagner
Samuel
Shlomo
Oberkapo Porchek
Toivi Blatt
Chaim Engel
Moses Szmajzner
Capt. Franz Reichleitner
Sgt. Beckmann
Sgt. Bauer
Sgt. Hurst
Sgt. Fallaster
Lt. Niemann
Unterscharführer Wolf
Eda
Details
- Directed by
- Jack Gold
- Written by
- Thomas 'Toivi' Blatt, Richard Rashke, Reginald Rose
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 169 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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