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The Fly

1958 · 94 min · Director: Kurt Neumann ★ IMDb 7.1 · 28,528 ratings

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Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Fly (1958) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Curiosity
Empathy
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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 43 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension63 %62 %57 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity61 %56 %61 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity59 %51 %65 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity58 %50 %64 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity60 %51 %65 %50 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity60 %44 %66 %54 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity55 %24 %63 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity50 %18 %55 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity49 %29 %50 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Curiosity54 %30 %50 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Empathy61 %35 %52 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Tension69 %57 %63 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity74 %71 %62 %57 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension77 %76 %45 %65 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Tension81 %81 %34 %71 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Tension83 %83 %33 %77 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 82′Empathy65 %62 %43 %58 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Tension71 %66 %39 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Sadness75 %65 %33 %68 %
Icarus

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

PO
Patricia Owens

Vincent Price

François Delambre

KF
Kathleen Freeman

BL
Betty Lou Gerson

CH
Charles Herbert

EB
Eugene Borden

EB
Eugene Borden

Dr. Ejoute (uncredited)

GC
George Calliga

GC
George Calliga

Club Member (uncredited)

BC
Bill Clark

Policeman (uncredited)

AD
Arthur Dulac

French Waiter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Audience Member (uncredited)

HG
Herschel Graham

Club Member (uncredited)

TM
Torben Meyer

Gaston (uncredited)

SM
Sol Murgi

Audience Member (uncredited)

GN
George Nardelli

Detective (uncredited)

FR
Franz Roehn

Police Doctor (uncredited)

CT
Charles Tannen

Doctor (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Kurt Neumann
Written by
George Langelaan, James Clavell
Type
Movies
Released
1958
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 28,528 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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