Day of the Fight
1951 · 13 min · Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Stanley Kubrick’s debut documentary, following Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier on April 17, 1950—the day of his bout with Bobby James. The film traces Cartier’s quiet morning rituals, training, and anxious hours before the match, culminating in his swift victory that night in Newark. Opening with a brief history of boxing, Kubrick’s tightly crafted short captures the discipline, isolation, and tension behind a fighter’s daily routine.
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Day of the Fight (1951) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety35%
- Tension25%
- Excitement20%
- Empathy10%
- Relief10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Excitement. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
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Details
- Directed by
- Stanley Kubrick
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1951
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
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