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Bitter Victory

1957 · 102 min · Director: Nicholas Ray ★ IMDb 6.7 · 2,509 ratings

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During the second world war, two British officers, Brand and Leith, who have never seen combat, are assigned a vital mission. Their relationship and the operation are complicated by the arrival of Brand's wife, who had a tryst with Leith years earlier.

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Bitter Victory (1957) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Disturbing

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension23 %21 %5 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension28 %25 %10 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness38 %32 %22 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension44 %38 %31 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sadness41 %35 %24 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension34 %30 %8 %3 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Relief38 %34 %5 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Tension51 %48 %21 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Tension66 %58 %47 %37 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Sympathy72 %57 %63 %52 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Disturbing67 %54 %56 %52 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension59 %52 %45 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension61 %54 %37 %37 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Relief66 %60 %33 %42 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Tension72 %66 %44 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Tension78 %71 %60 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Sympathy82 %74 %71 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Sadness80 %66 %71 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Sadness73 %47 %63 %37 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Sadness71 %33 %59 %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

Christopher Lee

Sgt. Barney

RP
Raymond Pellegrin

AB
Anthony Bushell

AB
Anthony Bushell

General Paterson

AB
Alfred Burke

Rd
Ramón de Larrocha

RO
Ronan O'Casey

FM
Fred Matter

RD
Raoul Delfosse

Lieutenant Kassel

AC
Andrew Crawford

Private Roberts

NG
Nigel Green

Private Wilkins

HL
Harry Landis

Private Browning

CM
Christian Melsen

Private Abbot

SW
Sumner Williams

Private Anderson

JD
Joé Davray

Private Spicer

SK
Sean Kelly

Lieutenant Barton

Details

Directed by
Nicholas Ray
Written by
Nicholas Ray, René Hardy, Gavin Lambert
Type
Movies
Released
1957
Runtime
102 min
Country
France, United States of America
Genres
Drama, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 2,509 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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