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Walking Tall

1973 · 125 min · Director: Phil Karlson ★ IMDb 6.9 · 7,703 ratings

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Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.

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Walking Tall (1973) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Anger 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Anger, Tension. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Anger 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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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Satisfaction

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Satisfaction

Tension
Sympathy
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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 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySatisfaction
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy52 %8 %11 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Joy53 %16 %11 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Joy57 %38 %25 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Sympathy64 %55 %45 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Tension66 %60 %45 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Tension70 %64 %45 %32 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Satisfaction70 %63 %42 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Tension67 %58 %27 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Satisfaction66 %51 %22 %48 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Satisfaction61 %50 %28 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension57 %50 %30 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Satisfaction60 %51 %35 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Tension70 %64 %40 %27 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Tension77 %74 %36 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Tension71 %64 %36 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 97′Sympathy56 %41 %40 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 103′Joy60 %45 %51 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Sympathy78 %65 %71 %9 %
92.5 %≈ 116′Sympathy79 %56 %75 %7 %
97.5 %≈ 122′Sympathy74 %40 %70 %14 %
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

EH
Elizabeth Hartman

GE
Gene Evans

Sheriff Al Thurman

BB
Brenda Benet

JB
John Brascia

BG
Bruce Glover

BG
Bruce Glover

Grady Coker

AJ
Arch Johnson

AJ
Arch Johnson

Buel Jaggers

FP
Felton Perry

FP
Felton Perry

Obra Eaker

RX
Richard X. Slattery

RX
Richard X. Slattery

Arno Purdy

Rosemary Murphy

Callie Hacker

LB
Lynn Borden

Margie Ann

EC
Ed Call

Lutie McVeigh

SC
Sidney Clute

Sheldon Levine

DF
Douglas Fowley

Judge Clarke

DK
Don Keefer

Dr. Lamar Stivers

SL
Sam Laws

Willie Rae Lockman

PM
Pepper Martin

Zolan Dicks

JM
John Myhers

Lester Dickens

LR
Logan Ramsey

John Witter

Details

Directed by
Phil Karlson
Written by
Mort Briskin
Type
Movies
Released
1973
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 7,703 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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