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The Trial

1962 · 119 min · Director: Orson Welles ★ IMDb 7.6 · 27,406 ratings

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The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare.

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The Trial (1962) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Confusion 25%, Tension 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, Confusion, Tension. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Confusion and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Anxiety

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Confusion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Anxiety
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 48 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingAnxiety
2.5 %≈ 3′Confusion45 %37 %22 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Confusion49 %43 %24 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Confusion46 %38 %21 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Sadness43 %30 %16 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Confusion43 %34 %16 %29 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Confusion45 %41 %21 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Tension54 %51 %34 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Tension56 %51 %38 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Confusion45 %36 %24 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Confusion39 %30 %19 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Confusion45 %39 %30 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Tension53 %46 %40 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Confusion50 %43 %35 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Confusion43 %36 %24 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Anxiety46 %41 %30 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Disturbing55 %49 %46 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Disturbing56 %48 %49 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Confusion59 %50 %49 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Disturbing70 %64 %61 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Tension80 %75 %72 %62 %

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Cast

Jeanne Moreau

Marika Burstner

SF
Suzanne Flon

Miss Pittl

MR
Madeleine Robinson

MH
Max Haufler

MB
Max Buchsbaum

AF
Arnoldo Foà

Inspector A

JH
Jess Hahn

Assistant Inspector #2

BK
Billy Kearns

Assistant Inspector #1

MT
Maurice Teynac

Deputy Manager

NS
Naydra Shore

Irmie

RD
Raoul Delfosse

Policeman

JR
Jean-Claude Rémoleux

Policeman

CS
Carl Studer

Man In Leather

FL
Fernand Ledoux

Chief Clerk of the Law Court

TH
Thomas Holtzmann

Bert the Law Student

Details

Directed by
Orson Welles
Written by
Orson Welles, Franz Kafka
Type
Movies
Released
1962
Runtime
119 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 27,406 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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