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From Here to Eternity

1953 · 118 min · Director: Fred Zinnemann ★ IMDb 7.6 · 55,012 ratings

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In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

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From Here to Eternity (1953) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Drama, Romance, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Empathy
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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 rises around 28 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension27 %24 %14 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension35 %32 %22 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension39 %37 %24 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Love37 %33 %18 %12 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Love33 %26 %15 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Love42 %27 %32 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Sadness62 %37 %58 %51 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Empathy66 %48 %64 %48 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Empathy62 %56 %53 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension56 %51 %40 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Love50 %42 %37 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Tension55 %44 %46 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Love63 %50 %53 %38 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Tension63 %52 %53 %32 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Empathy63 %50 %57 %42 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Sadness75 %63 %66 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension83 %78 %59 %57 %
87.5 %≈ 103′Tension85 %82 %47 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 109′Tension86 %77 %52 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 115′Sadness86 %66 %66 %64 %
Riches to rags

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

Burt Lancaster

1st Sgt. Milton Warden

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Philip Ober

Ernest Borgnine

Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson

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John Dennis

Sgt. Ike Galovitch

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Merle Travis

Sal Anderson

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Tim Ryan

Sgt. Pete Karelsen

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Arthur Keegan

Treadwell

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Barbara Morrison

Mrs. Kipfer

Claude Akins

Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)

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Don Dubbins

Pvt. Friday Clark (uncredited)

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George Reeves

Sgt. Maylon Stark (uncredited)

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Jean Willes

Annette (uncredited)

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Delia Salvi

Billie (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
Written by
James Jones, Daniel Taradash
Type
Movies
Released
1953
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 55,012 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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