With Fire and Sword
1999 · 175 min · Director: Jerzy Hoffman
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In 1648 a Cossack rebellion in the Ukraine threatens the sovereignty of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth over the Cossack nation. The Cossack rebellion also known as the Khmelnytsky Uprising is pitting the Cossack nation and its Crimean Tatar allies against the forces sent by the Polish king John II Casimir. Polish Colonel Michal Wolodyjowski is leading a squadron of Polish cavalry.Traitors,assassins and spies are everywhere. Against the backdrop of the uprising, a Polish knight Skrzetuski and a Cossack leader Bohun fall in love with the same young beautiful woman, Helena. Their rivalry becomes the symbol of Polish-Ukrainian struggle.
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With Fire and Sword (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement30%
- Tension25%
- Love20%
- Anxiety15%
- Surprise10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Love. Genres: Drama, History, Adventure. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Relief
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Relief | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Tension | 43 % | 33 % | 3 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Humor | 49 % | 29 % | 10 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Love | 55 % | 38 % | 14 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 64 % | 57 % | 11 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 74 % | 71 % | 9 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 76 % | 75 % | 6 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 74 % | 74 % | 9 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Tension | 70 % | 66 % | 18 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 68 % | 55 % | 30 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 71 % | 55 % | 31 % | 59 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 74 % | 63 % | 16 % | 53 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 70 % | 64 % | 11 % | 40 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Tension | 69 % | 65 % | 16 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Tension | 65 % | 60 % | 20 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 127′ | Humor | 60 % | 51 % | 31 % | 16 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 136′ | Relief | 66 % | 59 % | 43 % | 14 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 144′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 153′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 20 % | 35 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 162′ | Sadness | 76 % | 60 % | 31 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 171′ | Relief | 80 % | 47 % | 57 % | 52 % |
Man in a hole
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
Jan Skrzetuski
Jan Onufry Zagłoba
Bohdan Chmielnicki
Longinus Podbipięta
Rzędzian
Kurcewiczowa
Horpyna
senator Kisiel
Zaćwilichowski
Barabasz stary
Czapliński
panna młoda
Details
- Directed by
- Jerzy Hoffman
- Written by
- Andrzej Krakowski, Jerzy Hoffman, Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 175 min
- Country
- Poland
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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