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Samson and Delilah

1949 · 134 min · Director: Cecil B. DeMille, Cecil B. DeMille ★ IMDb 6.8 · 10,171 ratings

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When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.

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Samson and Delilah (1949) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Love 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Awe
25%Love
  1. Awe30%
  2. Love25%
  3. Fear10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Love, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Romance, History. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Love and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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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: Love

Dominant emotion: Awe

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension40 %32 %24 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Love36 %24 %18 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Love44 %34 %17 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Awe53 %46 %14 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Awe52 %45 %13 %7 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Tension59 %54 %26 %22 %
32.5 %≈ 44′Tension69 %65 %41 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Sympathy68 %63 %41 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Awe67 %61 %25 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 64′Tension63 %59 %14 %7 %
52.5 %≈ 70′Tension57 %54 %12 %4 %
57.5 %≈ 77′Tension60 %55 %21 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 84′Tension69 %64 %41 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 90′Tension78 %74 %57 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 97′Tension86 %72 %72 %64 %
77.5 %≈ 104′Sympathy87 %60 %81 %75 %
82.5 %≈ 111′Sadness84 %60 %79 %71 %
87.5 %≈ 117′Sympathy82 %71 %78 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 124′Sympathy87 %79 %76 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 131′Awe91 %83 %70 %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

HL
Hedy Lamarr

HW
Henry Wilcoxon

Prince Ahtur

OD
Olive Deering

OD
Olive Deering

Miriam

FH
Fay Holden

JF
Julia Faye

JF
Julia Faye

Haisham

RT
Russ Tamblyn

Saul

WF
William Farnum

LC
Lane Chandler

Teresh

MO
Moroni Olsen

Targil

FM
Francis McDonald

Story Teller

W'
William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Garmiskar

JM
John Miljan

Lesh Lakish

AQ
Arthur Q. Bryan

Fat Philistine Merchant Wearing No Robe

KR
Kasey Rogers

Spectator

VV
Victor Varconi

Lord of Ashdod

JP
John Parrish

Lord of Gath

FW
Frank Wilcox

Lord of Ekron

Details

Written by
Fredric M. Frank, Jesse Lasky Jr., Vladimir Jabotinsky
Type
Movies
Released
1949
Runtime
134 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 10,171 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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