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Victim

1961 · 101 min · Director: Basil Dearden ★ IMDb 7.7 · 8,304 ratings

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A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.

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Victim (1961) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 32%, Anxiety 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 Tension, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
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 43 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity37 %32 %8 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity38 %31 %16 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness40 %33 %30 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Empathy45 %39 %41 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity51 %45 %48 %32 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness56 %49 %51 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Curiosity54 %48 %50 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Empathy49 %45 %41 %27 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity55 %53 %41 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension68 %64 %54 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Curiosity73 %66 %61 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Sadness73 %65 %64 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Tension70 %60 %63 %51 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Sadness65 %54 %56 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Tension63 %56 %51 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension69 %65 %57 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension71 %66 %57 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Curiosity65 %60 %41 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Tension69 %55 %44 %26 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Hope77 %48 %62 %37 %
Man in a hole

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

SS
Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Laura Farr

AN
Anthony Nicholls

AN
Anthony Nicholls

Lord Charles Fullbrook

PC
Peter Copley

PC
Peter Copley

Paul Mandrake

PM
Peter McEnery

DC
Donald Churchill

DC
Donald Churchill

Eddy Stone

DN
Derren Nesbitt

DN
Derren Nesbitt

Sandy

JB
John Barrie

JB
John Barrie

Inspector Harris

JC
John Cairney

Bridie

AM
Alan MacNaughtan

Scott Hankin

NS
Nigel Stock

Phip

FP
Frank Pettitt

Barman (as Frank Pettit)

MV
Mavis Villiers

Madge

HE
Hilton Edwards

P.H.

MD
Margaret Diamond

Miss Benham

DE
David Evans

Mickey

NH
Noel Howlett

Patterson

Details

Directed by
Basil Dearden
Written by
Dirk Bogarde, John McCormick, Janet Green
Type
Movies
Released
1961
Runtime
101 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 8,304 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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