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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965 · 112 min · Director: Martin Ritt ★ IMDb 7.5 · 21,073 ratings

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British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.

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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Sadness 15%. 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, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Anxiety

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Curiosity
Anxiety
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 peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityAnxiety
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension61 %58 %42 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension54 %49 %43 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity40 %29 %36 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Empathy34 %16 %26 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Empathy36 %16 %26 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Curiosity44 %26 %40 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity51 %39 %51 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity49 %39 %49 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity49 %41 %48 %26 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Tension54 %51 %49 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Tension56 %54 %49 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Curiosity55 %48 %50 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity54 %46 %51 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Tension60 %57 %56 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Tension66 %66 %59 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Tension71 %71 %56 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Tension77 %77 %56 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Tension80 %78 %57 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Tension82 %76 %50 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Tension85 %80 %38 %72 %
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

Claire Bloom

Nancy 'Nan' Perry

OW
Oskar Werner

GV
George Voskovec

Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney

RH
Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Dick Carlton

Bernard Lee

Patmore

BL
Beatrix Lehmann

Tribunal President

Esmond Knight

Old Judge

TS
Tom Stern

CIA Agent

Niall MacGinnis

Checkpoint Charlie Guard

SF
Scot Finch

German Guide

AB
Anne Blake

Miss Crail

GM
George Mikell

Checkpoint Charlie Guard

RM
Richard Marner

Vopo Captain

WM
Warren Mitchell

Mr. Zanfrello

Details

Directed by
Martin Ritt
Written by
John le Carré, Paul Dehn, Guy Trosper
Type
Movies
Released
1965
Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 21,073 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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