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Clash by Night

1952 · 105 min · Director: Fritz Lang ★ IMDb 7 · 8,498 ratings

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An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.

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Clash by Night (1952) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Anxiety. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

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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. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness32 %23 %18 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor34 %20 %21 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor35 %16 %23 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Love40 %21 %26 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Empathy49 %26 %31 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor50 %24 %31 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Love48 %23 %30 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Love50 %16 %27 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Love51 %18 %25 %32 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Sadness49 %34 %29 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Sadness53 %45 %39 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Sadness61 %48 %51 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Tension68 %50 %63 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension76 %60 %71 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sadness83 %70 %78 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension87 %69 %84 %64 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Tension87 %64 %85 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Tension80 %60 %73 %66 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Empathy73 %55 %58 %67 %
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

KA
Keith Andes

KA
Keith Andes

Joe Doyle

SM
Silvio Minciotti

SM
Silvio Minciotti

Papa D'Amato

TM
Tony Martin

Singer of 'I Hear a Rhapsody' (voice) (uncredited)

WB
William Bailey

WB
William Bailey

Waiter (uncredited)

HB
Harry Baum

HB
Harry Baum

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

DB
Dan Bernaducci

Guest (uncredited)

AC
Albert Cavens

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

DC
Dick Cherney

Fisherman (uncredited)

CC
Charles Cirillo

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

DC
Dick Coe

Guest (uncredited)

IC
Irene Crosby

Guest (uncredited)

RC
Russell Custer

Fisherman (uncredited)

TD
Tony Dante

Fisherman (uncredited)

RD
Roy Darmour

Man (uncredited)

ND
Nancy Duke

Guest (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Alfred Hayes
Type
Movies
Released
1952
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 8,498 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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