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The Spirit of St. Louis

1957 · 135 min · Director: Billy Wilder ★ IMDb 7.1 · 9,460 ratings

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Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.

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The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Excitement 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Relief10%
  2. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Excitement, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, History, Adventure. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Excitement and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Anticipation
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Anticipation

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Anticipation
Relief
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 18 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnticipationRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Anticipation40 %37 %35 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension40 %32 %33 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Anticipation40 %24 %36 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Anticipation39 %20 %39 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Anticipation41 %24 %40 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Anticipation49 %35 %45 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Anticipation50 %40 %46 %11 %
37.5 %≈ 51′Anticipation49 %36 %49 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Anticipation56 %45 %57 %5 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Anticipation61 %56 %59 %11 %
52.5 %≈ 71′Anticipation55 %53 %45 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 78′Tension53 %51 %32 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Tension54 %51 %32 %6 %
67.5 %≈ 91′Humor50 %45 %31 %10 %
72.5 %≈ 98′Tension57 %55 %25 %6 %
77.5 %≈ 105′Tension74 %74 %24 %9 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Tension79 %70 %33 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 118′Relief78 %54 %51 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 125′Relief80 %53 %61 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 132′Relief85 %60 %57 %77 %
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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

PS
Patricia Smith

BR
Bartlett Robinson

BR
Bartlett Robinson

Benjamin Frank Mahoney, President Ryan Airlines Co.

AS
Arthur Space

CW
Charles Watts

CW
Charles Watts

O.W. Schultz, Salesman Atlas Suspender Co.

EA
Erville Alderson

EA
Erville Alderson

Burt (uncredited)

FA
Frances Allen

DA
David Alpert

DA
David Alpert

Clerk (uncredited)

WB
Walter Bacon

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

GB
Gordon Barnes

Reporter (uncredited)

GB
Griff Barnett

Dad - Farmer (uncredited)

JB
Jimmy Bates

Farm Boy (uncredited)

BB
Brandon Beach

Train Passenger (uncredited)

PB
Paul Birch

Blythe (uncredited)

EB
Eumenio Blanco

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

SB
Sheila Bond

Model / Dancer (uncredited)

EB
Eugene Borden

French Gendarme (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Crowd Member in France (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Billy Wilder
Written by
Billy Wilder, Wendell Mayes, Charles A. Lindbergh
Type
Movies
Released
1957
Runtime
135 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 9,460 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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