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Weekend at Dunkirk

1964 · 119 min · Director: Henri Verneuil ★ IMDb 6.9 · 2,341 ratings

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In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.

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Weekend at Dunkirk (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 32%, Sadness 25%, Tension 23%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension52 %28 %52 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension56 %35 %51 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sadness56 %39 %46 %32 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension57 %39 %53 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension56 %41 %51 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Humor48 %34 %36 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Tension49 %24 %41 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Tension55 %29 %53 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Empathy54 %39 %51 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension55 %40 %54 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Tension55 %40 %51 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Empathy61 %53 %54 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Tension78 %68 %61 %45 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Sadness85 %71 %57 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Disturbing80 %65 %60 %56 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Empathy68 %55 %59 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Tension64 %55 %45 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Sadness69 %63 %36 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Empathy68 %53 %45 %44 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Tension67 %35 %58 %38 %
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Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

RH
Ronald Howard

DZ
Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

le caporal-chef réceptionniste

CB
Christian Barbier

JR
Jean-Paul Roussillon

le gouape

Paul Préboist

le soldat qui boit

Pierre Vernier

un croque-mort

FG
François Guérin

Le lieutenant pressé

KH
Kenneth Haigh

Atkins

AR
Albert Rémy

Virrel

NS
Nigel Stock

Un soldat brûlé

AA
Alan Adair

RB
Robert Bazil

Un soldat

CB
Charles Bouillaud

Le rouspéteur

Details

Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Written by
Robert Merle
Type
Movies
Released
1964
Runtime
119 min
Country
France, Italy
Genres
Drama, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 2,341 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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