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All the King's Men

1949 · 109 min · Director: Robert Rossen ★ IMDb 7.4 · 18,394 ratings

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A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

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Emotional fingerprint

All the King's Men (1949) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Sadness
Curiosity
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 8 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity42 %33 %3 %45 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity36 %29 %8 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity38 %26 %20 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness46 %34 %31 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity49 %43 %29 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Empathy53 %49 %30 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension55 %49 %27 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity49 %40 %14 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity52 %45 %10 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Tension60 %57 %15 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension54 %53 %24 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Sadness48 %45 %31 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension53 %51 %30 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension63 %60 %38 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Sadness68 %60 %51 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Disturbing68 %60 %46 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Tension69 %66 %36 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Tension72 %72 %38 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Tension77 %75 %49 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Sadness80 %73 %63 %35 %
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

KW
Katherine Warren

RG
Raymond Greenleaf

WB
Walter Burke

Sugar Boy

Will Wright

Dolph Pillsbury

GR
Grandon Rhodes

Floyd McEvoy

MB
Marshall Bradford

Senator (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)

WC
Wheaton Chambers

Senator (uncredited)

SC
Stephen Chase

Puckett (uncredited)

TC
Tom Coleman

Man Tearing Down Poster (uncredited)

JC
James Conaty

Party Guest (uncredited)

RD
Roy Darmour

Politician at Harrison's Headquarters (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Robert Rossen
Written by
Robert Penn Warren, Robert Rossen
Type
Movies
Released
1949
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 18,394 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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