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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951 · 88 min · Director: Henry Hathaway ★ IMDb 6.9 · 7,289 ratings

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The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.

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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Awe
  1. Awe30%
  2. Fear15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, History, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Tension and Anxiety. 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
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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 38 %, then rises around 48 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension58 %58 %15 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension55 %54 %25 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity51 %49 %28 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension53 %51 %26 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension59 %57 %31 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Tension61 %59 %36 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension53 %51 %30 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Tension43 %43 %18 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Tension48 %48 %15 %10 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Tension60 %60 %24 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Tension64 %63 %29 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Tension60 %57 %24 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Tension60 %59 %25 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Tension68 %68 %31 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Tension73 %73 %32 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Tension73 %73 %36 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Tension78 %76 %49 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Tension86 %78 %68 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Sadness84 %56 %74 %74 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Sadness73 %28 %65 %68 %
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

LA
Luther Adler

ES
Everett Sloane

Gen. Wilhelm Burgdorf

EF
Eduard Franz

EF
Eduard Franz

Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg

DY
Desmond Young

PC
Paul Cavanagh

Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker

GN
George Nader

Commando

Dan O'Herlihy

Commando Captain (uncredited)

MR
Michael Rennie

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Pv
Peter van Eyck

German Officer

John Hoyt

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel

PA
Philip Ahlm

German Chauffeur

JB
Jack Baston

Gen. Alfred Jodl

MC
Mary Carroll

Rommel's Maid

Details

Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Type
Movies
Released
1951
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 7,289 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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